Breakdown of Şeftali buzdolabında iki gün taze kalır.
iki
two
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
gün
day
taze
fresh
Questions & Answers about Şeftali buzdolabında iki gün taze kalır.
Why is "Şeftali" singular here when the English translation says "Peaches"?
In Turkish, when you make a general statement about an entire category or species (like peaches in general), you use the singular form of the noun without a plural suffix.
How is the word "buzdolabında" (in the fridge) built?
It comes from buzdolabı (refrigerator), a compound word made of buz (ice) and dolap (cupboard). The p changes to b because of the vowel that follows it. To say "in the fridge", we add the buffer letter n followed by the location suffix da.
Why is it "iki gün" instead of "iki günler" for "two days"?
In Turkish, any noun that directly follows a number must stay in the singular form. You never add the plural suffix -ler or -lar after a specific number.
Why does the verb "kalmak" (to stay) take the "-ır" ending to become "kalır"?
This is the aorist tense (often called the broad time or Geniş Zaman). It is used here because the sentence states a general fact or natural truth about how long a peach stays fresh, rather than something happening right this second.