Anneannem bugün biraz yorgun görünüyor.

Anneannem means my maternal grandmother.

It breaks down like this:

• anneanne = maternal grandmother
• -m = my

So:

• anneanne = maternal grandmother
• anneannem = my maternal grandmother

A useful comparison:

• anneanne = mother’s mother
• babaanne = father’s mother

Turkish often makes these family relationships more specific than English does.

Because Turkish usually shows possession with a suffix on the noun.

Here, the -m in anneannem already means my.

So:

• anneannem = my grandmother
• benim anneannem = my grandmother, with extra emphasis or clarity

In many everyday sentences, benim is not necessary because the possessive ending already gives that information.

Bugün means today.

It tells you the time frame of the observation. The sentence is not saying that the grandmother is generally tired as a permanent fact, but that today she seems a bit tired.

Turkish often places time words early in the sentence, so bugün in this position is very natural.

Biraz means a little, a bit, or somewhat.

In this sentence, it softens yorgun:

• yorgun = tired
• biraz yorgun = a little tired / somewhat tired

This makes the statement less strong than something like:

• çok yorgun = very tired

So biraz is a very common word for making descriptions sound milder.

Because yorgun is functioning as an adjective meaning tired.

In this sentence, it describes how the grandmother appears. After a verb like görünmek meaning to seem / to look / to appear, Turkish commonly uses a plain adjective:

• yorgun görünüyor = seems tired
• mutlu görünüyor = seems happy
• hasta görünüyor = looks sick

No extra case ending is needed here.

Görünüyor comes from the verb görünmek, which means to appear, to be seen, to look, or to seem, depending on context.

The form here is:

• görün- = verb stem
• -üyor = present continuous / current-state ending

So görünüyor means something like:

• is appearing
• looks
• seems

In natural English, looks or seems is usually the best translation in this sentence.

Also notice that Turkish third person singular often has no extra personal ending here, so görünüyor by itself can mean he/she/it looks/seems.

Because Turkish -yor is used very widely for present-time situations, not only for actions happening right this second.

So görünüyor is natural when talking about how someone seems right now or at the present time.

A learner might expect a simpler present form, but in Turkish:

• görünüyor = is looking / looks / seems at the moment
• görünür = appears / seems, often more general, habitual, or formal

In everyday speech, görünüyor is the normal choice here.

It can mean either, depending on context.

With an adjective like yorgun, it often carries the idea of an impression based on appearance:

• yorgun görünüyor = she looks tired
• yorgun görünüyor = she seems tired

The important nuance is that the speaker is not directly stating a confirmed fact such as she is tired. Instead, the speaker is judging from what they observe.

So görünüyor makes the statement a little softer and more indirect.

You can say that, but it means something slightly different.

• Anneannem bugün biraz yorgun. = My grandmother is a little tired today.
• Anneannem bugün biraz yorgun görünüyor. = My grandmother looks/seems a little tired today.

The version with görünüyor emphasizes appearance or impression.
The version without it is a more direct statement.

So the sentence you were given is a little more cautious: it says what the speaker thinks based on observation.

The given order is very natural:

• Anneannem = subject
• bugün = time
• biraz = degree
• yorgun = adjective
• görünüyor = verb

So the pattern is roughly:

subject + time + degree + description + verb

Turkish word order is fairly flexible, though. You could move some parts for emphasis, for example:

• Bugün anneannem biraz yorgun görünüyor.

This still means the same thing, but puts a little more focus on today.

What usually stays most stable in neutral Turkish is that the verb comes near the end.

Yes. Turkish distinguishes the two grandmothers:

• anneanne = mother’s mother
• babaanne = father’s mother

English grandmother does not normally make that distinction unless you explain it separately.

So anneannem is more specific than plain English my grandmother.