Word
O burada yaşıyor.
Meaning
He lives here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of O burada yaşıyor.
o
that / he / she / it
burada
here
yaşamak
to live / to experience / to undergo
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Questions & Answers about O burada yaşıyor.
Since the lesson is about personal subject suffixes, where is the suffix on yaşıyor?
For the third-person singular (he, she, or it), there is no personal suffix added to the verb. You just add the present continuous tense suffix -yor to the verb root, so it remains yaşıyor.
The dictionary says 'to live' is yaşamak, so the root is yaşa-. Why does it become yaşıyor instead of yaşayor?
When a verb root ends in -a or -e, that vowel 'narrows' when followed by the -yor suffix. Because of vowel harmony, the a at the end of yaşa- drops or changes to an ı, giving us yaşıyor.
Does this sentence mean 'He lives here' or 'He is living here'?
It can mean both! The Turkish present continuous tense (using -yor) is used for actions happening exactly at this moment, but it is also commonly used for ongoing states or habits, like where someone lives or works.
Why do we use burada instead of just bura?
Bura just means 'this place' as a noun. To say 'in', 'at', or 'on' a place, we must add the locative suffix -da or -de. So burada literally translates to 'at this place', which is how we say 'here'.