Depoya küçük bir koli geldi.

A small box arrived at the warehouse.

Breakdown of Depoya küçük bir koli geldi.

• bir: a
• küçük: small
• gelmek: to come
• -ya: to

Questions & Answers about Depoya küçük bir koli geldi.

What does the ending in Depoya mean, and why is there a y?

It’s the dative case, marking motion toward a place: depo + (y)a → depoya = to the warehouse. The y is a buffer letter inserted because depo ends in a vowel. The vowel of the suffix follows vowel harmony: the last vowel in depo is back (o), so you get -a (not -e).

Could it be depoda instead? What’s the difference between -da and -a/ya?

• -da/-de (locative) = in/at: a static location (no movement). Example: Depoda. = It is in the warehouse.
• -a/-e (dative; as -ya/-ye after vowels) = to/toward: used with motion verbs. With gelmek (to come), you need dative: Depoya.

Why is the word order Depoya küçük bir koli geldi and not Küçük bir koli depoya geldi?

Both are grammatical. Turkish is flexible and orders information by topic–focus more than strict SVO/SOV.

• Depoya küçük bir koli geldi foregrounds the destination (as the topic).
• Küçük bir koli depoya geldi feels more neutral or subject-focused. Meaning is the same; only emphasis shifts.

Can I put the destination after the verb, like Küçük bir koli geldi depoya?