Ben misafiri balkona oturtuyorum.

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Breakdown of Ben misafiri balkona oturtuyorum.

• misafir: the guest
• balkon: the balcony
• -a: to

Questions & Answers about Ben misafiri balkona oturtuyorum.

What’s the difference between oturuyorum and oturtuyorum?

• oturuyorum = I am sitting / I sit (intransitive).
• oturtuyorum = I am seating [someone] / I am making [someone] sit (causative, transitive). One extra t and a different meaning: the second one causes someone else to sit.

How is oturtuyorum formed from the base verb?

• otur-: sit
• -t-: causative suffix (make/let someone do) → oturt- = seat
• -uyor-: present continuous
• -um: 1st person singular Together: otur-t-uyor-um → oturtuyorum.

Why is it misafiri and not just misafir?

The -i is the accusative marker for a definite/specific direct object. misafiri = the guest (the one we have in mind). If you mean an unspecified guest, you’d usually say bir misafir (no accusative): Bir misafir balkona oturtuyorum = I’m seating a guest on the balcony.

Why is it balkona and not balkonda?