Nezaket her konuşmada önemlidir.

to be

Breakdown of Nezaket her konuşmada önemlidir.

• önemli: important
• her: every
• konuşma: the conversation

Questions & Answers about Nezaket her konuşmada önemlidir.

What does each word in Nezaket her konuşmada önemlidir literally mean?

Word by word:

• Nezaket – politeness, courtesy
• her – every
• konuşma – speech, talk, conversation
• -da – locative case suffix: in / at / on → konuşmada = in (a/the) conversation
• önemli – important
• -dir – copular suffix: is / are (also often marks a general truth or formality) → önemlidir = (it) is important

So the structure is: Politeness every conversation-in important-is.

What is the role of -da in konuşmada?

-da is the locative case ending, which usually corresponds to English in / at / on.

• konuşma – conversation / speech
• konuşma + da → konuşmada – in conversation, in a conversation, in every conversation (here, because of her)

The locative suffix has four forms: -da, -de, -ta, -te. Which one you use depends on:

1. Vowel harmony:
   
   • Back vowels (a, ı, o, u) → usually -da / -ta
   • Front vowels (e, i, ö, ü) → usually -de / -te
2. Voicing of the last consonant:
   • After a voiced consonant or vowel → d (-da / -de)
   • After a voiceless consonant → t (-ta / -te)

Konuşma ends in a vowel, so we use -da: konuşmada.