Breakdown of Karakoldaki polis, cüzdanım kaybolsa bile önce sakin kalmam gerektiğini söyledi.
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Questions & Answers about Karakoldaki polis, cüzdanım kaybolsa bile önce sakin kalmam gerektiğini söyledi.
What does Karakoldaki mean?
Karakoldaki means the one at/in the police station.
It is built like this:
- karakol = police station
- karakolda = at/in the police station
- karakoldaki = the one that is at/in the police station
So Karakoldaki polis means the police officer at the police station or the police officer in the station.
The ending -ki turns a location phrase into something adjective-like, so it can describe a noun.
Why is it polis and not polisi?
Because polis is the subject of söyledi.
In Turkish, the subject usually has no special ending. The accusative ending -(y)i is typically used for a definite direct object, not for a subject.
So here:
- Karakoldaki polis = the police officer at the station → subject
- söyledi = said
That is why it stays polis, not polisi.
Also, Turkish has no word exactly like English the. Definiteness is often understood from context. Here Karakoldaki polis is naturally understood as the police officer at the station.
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