Uzatma kablosu masanın altında duruyor.

The extension cable is under the table.

Breakdown of Uzatma kablosu masanın altında duruyor.

• masa: the table
• altında: under
• -ın: of
• durmak: to stand

Questions & Answers about Uzatma kablosu masanın altında duruyor.

What does the verb form duruyor mean here, exactly?

In addition to “is standing,” duruyor commonly means “is (currently) sitting/lying/staying/located” for inanimate objects. So it states the extension cord’s present state/location, not that it is “stopping.”

Why use masanın altında instead of just “masa altında”?

With location nouns like alt (under), üst/üzeri (on), ön (front), arka (back), Turkish uses a genitive–possessive chain:

• masa-nın alt-ı-nda = table-GEN under-3SG.POSS-LOC → “under the table” The thing being referenced (alt) is treated as “the table’s underside,” then marked with the locative.

Why is it uzatma kablo-su and not “uzatma kablo”?

It’s an indefinite noun–noun compound. In this pattern, the second noun takes a 3rd person possessive suffix:

• uzatma kablo-su = “extension cable/cord” This is how Turkish forms many fixed noun compounds.

Does uzatma kablosu mean “the extension cord” or “an extension cord”?

Turkish has no articles. Specificity comes from context and word order:

• Sentence-initial subject + known context → often read as “the extension cord.”
• To make it clearly indefinite, use bir or place it after the verb:
  
  • Masanın altında bir uzatma kablosu duruyor. = “There’s an extension cord under the table.”