Questions & Answers about Sen hazır mısın?
Why is the question particle mı here instead of mi?
It follows 4-way vowel harmony. The particle looks at the last vowel of the word right before it (hazır). Since the last vowel in hazır is ı, the question particle takes the ı form, becoming mı.
Why is the 'you' ending (-sın) attached to the question particle instead of the adjective?
In Turkish yes/no questions, personal suffixes (like -sın for 'you') always attach directly to the question particle (mı / mi / mu / mü), not to the main noun or adjective. This is why we say hazır mısın? rather than hazırsın mı?.
Why is there a space between hazır and mısın?
The yes/no question particle is special: it changes its vowels to match the word before it just like a suffix does, but it is always written as a separate word with a space.
Is it okay to drop the word Sen and just ask Hazır mısın?
Yes! The personal ending -sın at the end of mısın already tells us the subject is 'you'. Including Sen is optional and is usually just done to add a little extra emphasis.
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