Breakdown of Müşteri en ucuz eriği bu pazarda bulur.
bu
this
ucuz
cheap
bulmak
to find
pazar
bazaar / open-air market
Questions & Answers about Müşteri en ucuz eriği bu pazarda bulur.
Why is the word for plum written as eriği instead of erik?
Two things happen here. First, we add the specific direct object (accusative) ending -i because the customer is finding a specific thing (the cheapest plum). Second, adding a vowel suffix to a Turkish word ending in k usually causes a consonant mutation, changing the k to a soft g (ğ). So, erik plus i becomes eriği.
How does en ucuz work to mean cheapest?
In Turkish, you make superlatives (the most or -est form) simply by putting the word en in front of an adjective. Since ucuz means cheap, en ucuz means the cheapest. If you wanted to say cheaper, you would use daha ucuz.
What tense is bulur and why aren't we using buluyor?
bulur is in the aorist (or simple present) tense, marked by the -ur ending. If we used buluyor (present continuous), it would mean the customer is finding the plum right at this exact moment. Using the aorist tense makes this a general, timeless statement: as a general rule, one finds the cheapest plums here.
Why is bu pazarda (at this market) placed right before the verb?
In Turkish word order, the piece of information you want to emphasize usually goes immediately before the verb. By putting bu pazarda right before bulur, the sentence highlights exactly where the cheapest plums are found.