Bahçedeki çimende iki tavşan oturuyor, bir sincap da ağacın altında onları izliyor.

Bahçedeki comes from:

• bahçe = garden
• -de = in / at / on
• -ki = a suffix that turns a location phrase into something like an adjective

So:

• bahçede = in the garden
• bahçedeki = the one that is in the garden / the ... in the garden

In this sentence, bahçedeki describes çimende, so bahçedeki çimende means something like on the grass in the garden.

A useful way to think of -ki:

• it often means the one/something located in, at, on...
• it lets a place phrase modify a noun

Because the sentence is being more specific.

• bahçede = in the garden
• çimende = on the grass
• bahçedeki çimende = on the grass that is in the garden

So the rabbits are not just somewhere in the garden; they are specifically on the garden’s grass.

This layering of place information is very natural in Turkish:

• broader location first: bahçedeki
• more immediate location next: çimende

The suffix -de / -da is the locative case, used for in, on, at.

• çim = grass
• çimende = on the grass / in the grass

Here it shows where the rabbits are sitting.

The form is -de here because of vowel harmony and consonant voicing rules. You will see locative forms like:

• evde = at home
• okulda = at school
• bahçede = in the garden
• çimende = on the grass

In Turkish, nouns after numbers are usually singular, not plural.

So:

• iki tavşan = two rabbits
• not iki tavşanlar

This is one of the most important differences from English. The number already shows plurality, so Turkish normally does not add a plural ending as well.

More examples:

• üç kitap = three books
• beş çocuk = five children
• on araba = ten cars

Oturuyor is from oturmak.

In many contexts, oturmak can mean:

• to sit
• sometimes to live/reside

Here, with rabbits on the grass, it clearly means are sitting.

Form:

• otur- = verb stem
• -uyor = present continuous

So oturuyor means:

• is sitting
• are sitting
  depending on the subject

Turkish verbs do not change for singular/plural in the third person the way English does here, so the same form works for he/she/it is sitting and they are sitting.

Because in Turkish, third-person plural subjects do not always require a plural verb form.

You can say:

• İki tavşan oturuyor. = Two rabbits are sitting.

You may also encounter plural verb marking in some contexts, but with an explicit plural subject like iki tavşan, using oturuyor is completely normal and very common.

So this is not a mistake or a missing ending.

Here da means also / too.

So:

• bir sincap da = a squirrel too / also a squirrel

It adds another element to the scene:

• two rabbits are sitting,
• and a squirrel is also watching them.

Important: this da is written separately, because it is a particle meaning also/too.

Compare:

• bahçede = in the garden → here -de is a case suffix
• sincap da = the squirrel too → here da is a separate word/particle

That distinction is very important for learners.

This is a very common Turkish structure.

Ağacın altında literally breaks down as:

• ağaç = tree
• ağacın = of the tree / the tree’s
• altında = under it / under its bottom

Together, this means:

• under the tree

This is the standard Turkish way to say things like:

• masanın üstünde = on the table
• evin önünde = in front of the house
• kapının arkasında = behind the door
• ağacın altında = under the tree

So Turkish often uses a possessive-style construction where English just uses under the tree.

Altında comes from:

• alt = lower part / underside / below
• -ı = possessive marker
• -nda = locative case

In this kind of phrase, altı / üstü / önü / arkası often behaves like:

• its underside
• its top
• its front
• its back

So ağacın altında is literally something like:

• at the tree’s underside/below part

You do not need to translate it literally every time, but understanding the structure helps a lot.

Onları means them.

It comes from:

• onlar = they / them
• -ı = accusative case marker

In this sentence, the squirrel is watching them, and them is a definite direct object, so Turkish uses the accusative.

• onları izliyor = is watching them

This is very natural because pronouns as direct objects are normally marked clearly.

İzliyor comes from izlemek, meaning to watch, to observe, or to follow with the eyes.

Form:

• izli- = verb stem
• -yor = present continuous

So:

• izliyor = is watching / is observing

In this sentence:

• onları izliyor = is watching them

Turkish word order is more flexible than English, but the neutral pattern is often Subject–Object–Verb, with the verb usually near the end.

In the second clause:

• bir sincap da = a squirrel too
• ağacın altında = under the tree
• onları = them
• izliyor = is watching

So the verb comes last.

In the first clause:

• Bahçedeki çimende = on the grass in the garden
• iki tavşan = two rabbits
• oturuyor = are sitting

Starting with the location is very natural in Turkish, especially when setting a scene.

It can do both jobs.

• bir can mean one
• but it also often works like a/an

Here bir sincap most naturally means:

• a squirrel

The focus is not really on the number one, but on introducing a squirrel into the scene.

This is very common in Turkish:

• bir adam = a man
• bir kedi = a cat
• bir sincap = a squirrel

Turkish does not have articles that work exactly like English the and a/an.

Instead, Turkish often expresses definiteness and indefiniteness through:

• context
• word order
• case marking
• words like bir

For example:

• bir sincap = a squirrel
• iki tavşan = two rabbits
• ağacın altında can be understood as under the tree from the structure and context

So English learners often want to map every a and the directly, but Turkish usually does not work that way.

You can break it down literally, but the result will sound unnatural in English.

A rough literal breakdown is:

• Bahçedeki çimende = on the grass in the garden
• iki tavşan = two rabbit
• oturuyor = are sitting / is sitting
• bir sincap da = a squirrel too
• ağacın altında = under the tree
• onları = them
• izliyor = is watching

A natural English translation needs some adjustment, especially because:

• Turkish does not pluralize nouns after numbers
• Turkish uses different article patterns
• Turkish often places the verb at the end

So literal breakdowns are useful for grammar, but not always for natural translation.