Word
Otelde büyük bir yatak var.
Meaning
There is a large bed in the hotel.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Otelde büyük bir yatak var.
Why is var at the very end of the sentence?
In Turkish, words that express existence like var (there is/are) usually go at the end of the sentence. The standard pattern is to put the location first, then the thing that exists, and finally var.
Why is the word order büyük bir yatak instead of bir büyük yatak?
What does the -de in otelde do?
The suffix -de is the location marker meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'. When you use var to say something exists somewhere, you usually need this suffix on the place word. Here, it turns otel (hotel) into otelde (in the hotel).
Does var change if we want to say 'there are' multiple beds?
No, var stays exactly the same whether you are talking about one thing or many things. It works perfectly for both 'there is' and 'there are'.