Questions & Answers about Bu binada doktor yok.
Why does bina take the suffix -da here instead of -de or -ta?
The suffix -da means "in", "on", or "at". It follows Turkish vowel and consonant harmony rules. Because the last vowel in bina is "a", the suffix must also use an "a" (making it -da or -ta). Because bina ends in a vowel, and not a hard consonant (like p, ç, t, k), we use the "d" version. Therefore, bina becomes binada (in the building).
Why doesn't the word bu (this) get a locative suffix too?
When words like bu (this), şu (that), or o (that over there) are used as adjectives right before a noun, they never change. All suffixes go on the noun itself. So we just say bu binada (in this building) and leave bu exactly as it is.
Where is the verb for "is" or "there is" in this sentence?
Turkish doesn't use a regular verb to say "there is" or "there is not". Instead, it uses the special word yok at the end of the sentence to mean "does not exist" or "there is no". (Its opposite is var, meaning "there is").
The translation says "a doctor", but I don't see the word bir (a/one). Is it missing?