Bodrumda eski kutular yığın halinde duruyor.

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Breakdown of Bodrumda eski kutular yığın halinde duruyor.

• kutu: the box
• bodrum: the basement
• yığın halinde durmak: to be piled up

Questions & Answers about Bodrumda eski kutular yığın halinde duruyor.

What does Bodrumda mean, and why does it end in -da?

Bodrumda means in the basement.

It is made from:

• bodrum = basement
• -da = the locative ending, meaning in / at / on

So:

• bodrum → basement
• bodrumda → in the basement

The form -da / -de / -ta / -te changes according to vowel harmony and consonant harmony. Here, bodrum becomes bodrumda.

Why is eski before kutular?

In Turkish, adjectives normally come before the noun, just like in English.

So:

• eski kutular = old boxes

Here:

• eski = old
• kutular = boxes

Also, Turkish adjectives do not change form for singular/plural. So:

• eski kutu = old box
• eski kutular = old boxes

Eski stays the same in both.

How is kutular formed?

Kutular is the plural of kutu.

It breaks down like this:

• kutu = box
• -lar / -ler = plural ending

So:

• kutu → box
• kutular → boxes

The plural ending is -lar here because of vowel harmony.