Meyve suyunu pipetle içiyorum.

to drink

Breakdown of Meyve suyunu pipetle içiyorum.

• -le: with
• meyve suyu: the fruit juice
• pipet: the straw

Questions & Answers about Meyve suyunu pipetle içiyorum.

Why is it meyve suyunu and not just meyve suyu?

Because meyve suyunu is the definite direct object of the sentence.

• meyve suyu = fruit juice
• meyve suyunu = the fruit juice / the fruit juice (as the thing being drunk)

In Turkish, a specific/definite direct object usually takes the accusative ending. Since the speaker is talking about a particular fruit juice, Turkish marks it.

So:

• Meyve suyu içiyorum = I’m drinking fruit juice / some fruit juice
• Meyve suyunu içiyorum = I’m drinking the fruit juice

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Why does su become suyu in meyve suyu?

This is because meyve suyu is a very common Turkish noun compound.

• meyve = fruit
• su = water
• meyve suyu = fruit juice

In this kind of compound, the second noun often takes a form that looks like a 3rd person possessive ending:

• su → suyu

So although it may look strange at first, meyve suyu is the normal dictionary form for fruit juice.

Similar examples:

• elma suyu = apple juice
• portakal suyu = orange juice

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Where does the extra n in suyunu come from?