Questions & Answers about Kapı duvara değiyor.
What does the ending in duvara mean?
The -a is the dative case, meaning to/toward. So duvara = to the wall. Verbs like değmek (to touch) and dokunmak (to touch) take the dative for the thing being touched.
Why is it duvara, not duvarı?
- -ı is the accusative (direct object) case, used with transitive verbs.
- değmek is intransitive and selects the dative. So it must be duvara (to the wall), not duvarı.
Does değmek always take the dative?
Yes, for the entity that is being touched. Examples:
- Eline değdim. = I touched his/her hand.
- Tavana değiyor. = It’s touching the ceiling.
What tense/aspect is değiyor?
It’s the present continuous (-iyor), used for something happening now or as an ongoing state/condition. Here it describes a current state: the door is (in a state of) touching the wall.
Can I use the simple present (değer) instead of değiyor?