Breakdown of Bu sekmede tablo açık, öteki sekmede de not kâğıdındaki maddeleri yazıyorum.
olmak
to be
bu
this
yazmak
to write
de
also
Questions & Answers about Bu sekmede tablo açık, öteki sekmede de not kâğıdındaki maddeleri yazıyorum.
What does sekmede mean, and why does it end in -de?
Sekme means tab, as in a browser tab or an app tab.
The ending -de is the locative suffix, which often means in, on, or at depending on context.
So sekmede means in the tab or on the tab.
In computer-related Turkish, this locative form is very common:
- bu sekmede = in this tab
- öteki sekmede = in the other tab
Why is there no word for is in Bu sekmede tablo açık?
Because Turkish often leaves out the present-tense form of to be in simple statements.
So:
- tablo açık literally looks like table open
- but it means the table is open
This is completely normal Turkish. A more formal or emphatic version could use -dır:
- Tablo açıktır
But in everyday language, tablo açık is the natural choice.
What does tablo açık mean exactly?