Questions & Answers about Arabada uyumak çok zor.
Why does the verb uyumak end in -mak instead of -mek?
The infinitive suffix changes based on 2-way vowel harmony. Because the last vowel in the root uyu- (sleep) is u, which is a back vowel, we use -mak. If the last vowel were a front vowel like e or i, we would use -mek.
The translation says "Sleeping", so why do we use the infinitive uyumak ("to sleep")?
In Turkish, the infinitive form (-mak / -mek) acts like a noun (a "verbal noun"). You can use it as the subject of a sentence, just like we use the "-ing" form in English. So, uyumak can translate to both "to sleep" and "sleeping" depending on what sounds best in English.
What does the -da suffix on arabada do in this sentence?
It is the locative suffix, which tells us where something is happening. Araba means "car", and adding -da translates to "in the car" for this sentence.
Where is the word for "is" in this Turkish sentence?
In Turkish, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am/is/are) is often left out when giving simple descriptions in the third person ("it is"). The sentence literally reads "In car sleeping very hard," and the "is" is naturally understood at the end.