Breakdown of Bu elektronik tabloyu dikkatle incelemelisin.
bu
this
incelemek
to examine
dikkatle
carefully
-meli
should
Questions & Answers about Bu elektronik tabloyu dikkatle incelemelisin.
Why does tablo become tabloyu?
Because tablo is the direct object of the verb incelemek (to examine), and in Turkish, a specific/definite direct object usually takes the accusative ending.
- tablo = table / chart / spreadsheet
- tabloyu = the table/chart/spreadsheet as the object
The ending here is -(y)ı / -(y)i / -(y)u / -(y)ü, depending on vowel harmony. Since tablo ends in a vowel, Turkish inserts a buffer consonant y:
- tablo + u → tabloyu
So Bu elektronik tabloyu... means this electronic spreadsheet as the thing being examined.
What is the function of bu here?
Bu means this. It comes before the noun it modifies, just like in English.
- bu tablo = this spreadsheet
- bu elektronik tablo = this electronic spreadsheet
Turkish does not use articles like a or the in the same way English does, so words like bu often help make the noun more specific.
Why is elektronik tablo written as two words, and what exactly does it mean?