Breakdown of Lahana buzdolabında uzun süre taze kalır.
uzun
long / tall
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
taze
fresh
süre
period
Questions & Answers about Lahana buzdolabında uzun süre taze kalır.
Why is there an 'n' in buzdolabında? Shouldn't the buffer letter be 'y'?
Buzdolabı (refrigerator) is a compound word made of buz (ice) and dolap (cupboard), ending with the possessive suffix -ı. When you add a location suffix like -da (in) to a word that already has a third-person possessive suffix, Turkish requires the buffer letter n instead of y.
Why does the verb use the -ır ending (kalır) instead of the present continuous -ıyor (kalıyor)?
The suffix -ır makes this the aorist or broad tense. While -ıyor is for things happening right now, the aorist is used for general truths, habits, and natural facts. Since cabbage staying fresh in a fridge is a general scientific fact, the aorist is the correct choice.
Why doesn't Lahana have a plural suffix (-lar) if we are talking about cabbage in general?
In Turkish, a bare singular noun at the beginning of a sentence can represent an entire category or species. You don't need to say Lahanalar to mean 'cabbages in general'; the singular Lahana does the job perfectly for general statements.
Can I use zaman instead of süre to say 'a long time'?