Breakdown of Lütfen sandalyeyi biraz sola çek.
lütfen
please
biraz
a little
sandalye
the chair
çekmek
to pull
Questions & Answers about Lütfen sandalyeyi biraz sola çek.
What does each word in Lütfen sandalyeyi biraz sola çek mean?
A word-by-word breakdown is:
- Lütfen = please
- sandalyeyi = the chair (as the direct object)
- biraz = a little, slightly
- sola = to the left
- çek = pull / move (imperative: pull!, move!)
So the sentence means something like Please move the chair a little to the left.
Why is it sandalyeyi and not just sandalye?
Because sandalyeyi is the definite direct object form of sandalye.
- sandalye = chair
- sandalyeyi = the chair / the chair as the thing being acted on
In Turkish, when a specific object is being affected by the verb, it often takes the accusative ending. Here, the speaker means a particular chair, not just any chair.
The ending is:
- sandalye
- -yi → sandalyeyi
This is very common in Turkish:
- Kitabı oku = Read the book
- Kapıyı aç = Open the door
- Sandalyeyi çek = Move/pull the chair
Why is there a y in sandalyeyi?