Breakdown of Köpek kulübesi evin arkasında.
olmak
to be
ev
the house
köpek kulübesi
the doghouse
arkasında
behind
Questions & Answers about Köpek kulübesi evin arkasında.
Why is it köpek kulübesi and not just köpek kulübe?
Because köpek kulübesi is a very common Turkish noun-compound pattern.
- köpek = dog
- kulübe = hut, kennel
- kulübesi = kennel + the compound/possessive ending
In Turkish, when one noun describes another noun like this, the first noun often stays bare, and the second noun takes a suffix:
- köpek kulübesi = dog kennel / kennel for a dog
- okul kapısı = school gate
- araba kapısı = car door
So köpek kulübesi is the normal way to say doghouse / kennel.
The -si here does not necessarily mean his/her/its in the ordinary sense. In compounds, it is just part of the standard structure.
Does kulübesi literally mean his/her kennel here?