Bu süslü vazo masada duruyor.

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Breakdown of Bu süslü vazo masada duruyor.

• masa: the table
• -da: on
• vazo: the vase

Questions & Answers about Bu süslü vazo masada duruyor.

Why is the sentence ordered Bu süslü vazo masada duruyor instead of something closer to English word order?

Turkish often puts information in this basic order:

demonstrative + adjective + noun + place + verb

So here:

• Bu = this
• süslü = decorative / ornate / fancy
• vazo = vase
• masada = on the table / at the table
• duruyor = is standing / is sitting / is staying

A very typical neutral Turkish sentence puts the verb at the end. That is one of the biggest differences from English.

What does bu do here?

Bu means this. It is a demonstrative adjective, used before a noun.

So:

• bu vazo = this vase
• bu süslü vazo = this decorative vase

Unlike English, Turkish does not use a/an/the as separate articles, so bu helps make the noun more specific.

Why does süslü come before vazo?