Türkçede “-ki” eki, bir şeyi bulunduğu yerle ya da zamanla bağlar; örneğin, masadaki börek sıcak.

In masadaki, -ki turns a location expression into something adjective-like.

• masada = on the table / at the table
• masadaki = the one that is on the table or the one on the table

So masadaki börek means the pastry on the table.

It is built in steps:

• masa = table
• masa + -da → masada = on the table / at the table
• masada + -ki → masadaki = the one on the table

So -ki is added after the location part.

No. They are different.

• -ki as a suffix is written attached to the word: masadaki, evdeki
• the separate word ki is written separately and has other uses, often like a conjunction or linker: Biliyorum ki...

So in this sentence, we are talking about the suffix -ki, not the separate word ki.

Usually, this suffix is treated as a fairly fixed form: -ki.

That is why you get forms like:

• evdeki
• masadaki
• sokaktaki

However, with some common time words, you will also see set forms like:

• dünkü = yesterday’s
• bugünkü = today’s

So the safest rule for a learner is: usually learn it as -ki, but memorize a few common time forms individually.

No. It is very common with both place and time.

Place:

• masadaki börek = the pastry on the table
• odadaki lamba = the lamp in the room

Time:

• dünkü toplantı = yesterday’s meeting
• yarınki ders = tomorrow’s lesson
• akşamki maç = tonight’s match

That is why the sentence says it connects something with place or time.

It behaves like an adjective phrase in Turkish, but in English it is often translated with either:

• an adjective-like phrase: the pastry on the table
• a relative clause: the pastry that is on the table

So -ki often does work that English expresses with on the..., in the..., or that is in/on....

It comes before the noun, just like an adjective.

• masadaki börek = the pastry on the table
• dünkü haber = yesterday’s news

This is normal Turkish word order: descriptive elements come before the noun.

Yes. If the noun is already clear from context, -ki forms can stand alone and mean the one in/on/at....

For example:

• Masadaki benim. = The one on the table is mine.
• Masadakini al. = Take the one on the table.

This is very common in Turkish.

In Turkish, the present tense of to be is often not expressed with a separate word in simple sentences.

So:

• börek sıcak = the pastry is hot

Turkish simply puts the noun and the adjective together. English needs is, but Turkish usually does not in this kind of sentence.

ek means suffix or affix.

So -ki eki means the suffix -ki.

Turkish often uses this pattern when naming suffixes:

• -ler eki
• -de eki
• -ki eki

It is just the normal way to say the ... suffix.

This part can look complicated, but it breaks down like this:

• bulunduğu yer = the place where it is / where something is located
• yerle = with the place or to the place
• ya da = or
• zamanla = with time
• bağlar = connects / links

So the whole idea is:

The suffix -ki links something to the place where it is, or to a time reference.

Because the sentence is giving a more complete grammatical explanation.

• Türkçede = in Turkish
• -ki eki = the suffix -ki
• bir şeyi bulunduğu yerle ya da zamanla bağlar = connects a thing to its place or time

So this is not just naming the suffix; it is explaining its function in a fuller, more natural way.