Havuçları soydum, sonra bezelyeyi tencereye ekledim.

I peeled the carrots, then I added the peas to the pot.

Breakdown of Havuçları soydum, sonra bezelyeyi tencereye ekledim.

• eklemek: to add
• sonra: then
• tencere: the pot
• havuç: the carrot

Questions & Answers about Havuçları soydum, sonra bezelyeyi tencereye ekledim.

Can you break the sentence down word by word?

Yes:

• havuçları = the carrots
  • havuç = carrot
  • -lar = plural
  • -ı = accusative case, marking a specific direct object
• soydum = I peeled
  • from soymak = to peel
• sonra = then / afterwards
• bezelyeyi = the peas
  • bezelye = pea / peas
  • -yi = accusative case, with buffer y
• tencereye = to / into the pot
  • tencere = pot
  • -ye = dative case, with buffer y
• ekledim = I added
  • from eklemek = to add

So the structure is basically:

Havuçları soydum, sonra bezelyeyi tencereye ekledim.
= I peeled the carrots, then I added the peas to the pot.

Why is the word order different from English?