Questions & Answers about Yeni bir hemşire misin?
Why is it yeni bir hemşire instead of bir yeni hemşire?
In Turkish, adjectives almost always come before the word bir (a/an). So instead of saying 'a new nurse' like in English, the word order is 'new a nurse' (yeni bir hemşire).
How does the 'are you' part work in misin?
The word misin is made of two parts. First is the yes/no question particle mi. Second is the personal suffix -sin, which means 'you are'. When combined in a question, they mean 'are you?'.
Why is the question particle mi here instead of mı or mu?
The question particle changes based on 4-way vowel harmony. It looks at the last vowel of the word before it, which is the 'e' in hemşire. Because 'e' is a front unrounded vowel, the particle takes the shape of mi.
Why isn't the 'you' suffix attached directly to hemşire?
In yes/no questions, personal suffixes like -sin attach to the question particle (mi) rather than the noun. If you were making a statement like 'You are a nurse', it would attach to the noun: Hemşiresin. But to ask a yes/no question, it jumps over to the question particle: Hemşire misin?.