Misafirler gelince kısırı küçük tabaklara paylaştıracağız, sarmayı da yanına koyacağız.

Gelince means when (someone) comes / when (someone) arrives.

It is formed from:

• gel- = come
• -ince = when / once / upon

So:

• Misafirler gelince = when the guests arrive

Turkish often uses suffixes like -ince instead of a separate word such as when.

Because Turkish very often expresses ideas like when, after, if, and because with suffixes rather than separate connecting words.

So instead of something like when the guests come, Turkish can simply say:

• misafirler gelince

This is very natural and common in Turkish.

The subject is we, even though biz is not written.

That is because the verb endings already show the subject:

• paylaştıracağız = we will portion out / distribute
• koyacağız = we will put

Turkish usually drops subject pronouns when the verb makes the subject clear.

Paylaştıracağız comes from paylaştırmak, which means to divide up, distribute, portion out.

In this sentence, it means something like:

• we will portion the kısır into small plates
• we will distribute the kısır among small plates

It is more specific than simply share. In a food context, it suggests serving it out in portions.

Because kısırı is a definite direct object.

The ending -ı here is the accusative marker. Turkish often marks a direct object with the accusative when it is specific or known.

So:

• kısırı = the kısır / this specific kısır
• kısır without the ending would sound more indefinite or more general

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific dish being served, so kısırı is natural.

For the same reason as kısırı: it is also a specific direct object, so it takes the accusative.

• sarma
  • -yı = sarmayı

The y is a buffer consonant. Turkish often inserts y before a vowel-starting suffix when the noun already ends in a vowel.

So:

• sarma → sarmayı

means the sarma as a specific item being placed.

Because -lara / -lere here is the dative ending, meaning something like to or into.

• tabak = plate
• tabaklar = plates
• tabaklara = to the plates / into the plates

With paylaştırmak, the thing is being distributed into or among something, so the dative is natural:

• kısırı küçük tabaklara paylaştıracağız = we will portion the kısır into small plates

Because tabaklara shows the destination/target of the action, while tabaklarda would show location.

• tabaklara = to / into the plates
• tabaklarda = in the plates

Here the meaning is not just that the kısır is located in the plates, but that it will be portioned out into them. So tabaklara is the right choice.

Here da means also / too.

So:

• sarmayı da = the sarma too / also the sarma

It shows that this is an additional action or item:

• First, the kısır will be portioned out.
• Then, the sarma will also be added.

Notice that da comes after the word it applies to, so sarmayı da means the sarma too.

No. They look similar, but they are different things.

• da as a separate word = also / too
• -de / -da as a suffix = in / at / on

In this sentence, da is separate and means also:

• sarmayı da

It is not a location ending.

Yanına means to its side or more naturally next to it.

It comes from:

• yan = side
• yanı = its side
• yanına = to its side / next to it

So:

• yanına koyacağız = we will put it next to it

This is a very common Turkish structure.

The n is a buffer consonant.

After a possessed form like yanı (its side), Turkish often uses n before another vowel-starting suffix.

So the structure is:

• yan = side
• yanı = its side
• yanı + na = yanına

This is a normal pattern in Turkish grammar.

Most likely, it refers to the kısır or to the plated serving of the kısır.

So the idea is:

• We’ll portion the kısır into small plates, and we’ll put the sarma next to it

In natural context, this means the sarma will be placed beside the kısır on the plate. Turkish often leaves this kind of reference unstated if it is clear from the situation.

Because gelince is a subordinate verb form, and in this structure it does not show person/number the way a fully conjugated main verb does.

The plural meaning already comes from misafirler:

• misafirler = guests
• misafirler gelince = when the guests arrive

So Turkish does not need an extra plural marker on gelince here.

Yes. Turkish word order is flexible, and different orders can change the emphasis.

This sentence begins with:

• Misafirler gelince = when the guests arrive

That puts the time setting first, which is very natural.

Then the speaker says what we will do:

• portion out the kısır
• put the sarma next to it

So the given order sounds natural and organized, especially for explaining a plan.