Questions & Answers about Sokakta çok insan var.
Why is it insan instead of the plural insanlar if there are many of them?
In Turkish, when you use a quantifier word like çok (many/a lot) or a number, the noun following it must stay in its singular form. It is incorrect to add the plural suffix here, so we say çok insan instead of çok insanlar.
Why is var at the very end of the sentence?
In Turkish, the main verb or the word acting as the verb (like var for expressing existence) almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. The location, like sokakta, usually goes at the beginning.
Does var change to a plural form because there are 'many people'?
No, var does not change form. Whether you are saying 'there is a person' or 'there are many people', you always just use var.
Why does sokakta end in -ta instead of the usual -da for 'in' or 'on'?
The locative suffix (meaning in/on/at) is usually -da or -de. However, because sokak (street) ends in the hard, voiceless consonant k, the suffix hardens to match it and becomes -ta to make pronunciation smoother.