Breakdown of Kütüphanede ders çalışırken kulaklığımı takıyorum.
benim
my
çalışmak
to study
kütüphane
the library
takmak
to wear
Questions & Answers about Kütüphanede ders çalışırken kulaklığımı takıyorum.
Where is I in this sentence? I don’t see a separate word for it.
In Turkish, the subject pronoun ben (I) is usually dropped because it is already built into the verb ending.
- takıyorum = tak- (to put on / wear) + -yor (continuous) + -um (I)
So takıyorum already means I am putting on / I wear.
That’s why you don’t need ben. If you say:
- Ben kulaklığımı takıyorum.
it just adds extra emphasis on I (as in: I wear my headphones).
What does the -de at the end of kütüphane mean in kütüphanede?
The ending -de / -da is the locative case, meaning in / at / on.
- kütüphane = library
- kütüphane + de → kütüphanede = in the library / at the library
The vowel and consonant change depending on vowel harmony and consonant harmony, so you get forms like:
- evde – in the house
- okulda – at school
- kütüphanede – in the library
What exactly does ders çalışmak mean? Why do you need two words for “to study”?