Breakdown of Satıcı armudun fiyatını bilir.
bilmek
to know
satıcı
seller / shopkeeper
fiyat
price
armut
pear
Questions & Answers about Satıcı armudun fiyatını bilir.
Why does armut (pear) change to armudun?
When a Turkish word ends in a hard consonant like t, and you add a suffix starting with a vowel, the hard consonant often softens. Here, the t becomes a d. So, armut plus the genitive suffix -un becomes armudun (of the pear).
Why are both armut and fiyat modified to make "the price of the pear"?
This sentence uses the "genitive-possessive" structure, which links an owner to an owned thing. Both words must take a suffix: the owner (armut) takes the genitive suffix -un to mean "of the pear" (armudun), and the owned thing (fiyat) takes the possessive suffix -ı to mean "its price" (fiyatı).
Why is the word for price fiyatını with two -ı suffixes?
The first -ı makes it "its price" (fiyatı). Because this price is the specific direct object of the verb "knows", it needs the accusative case suffix, which is another -ı at the end. The -n- is a buffer letter required whenever you add a case suffix to a possessive ending. So it breaks down as fiyat (price) + -ı (its) + -n- (buffer) + -ı (accusative).
Why does the verb use the aorist tense () instead of the present continuous ()?