Word
Kız ofiste bilgisayar kullanıyor mu?
Meaning
Is the girl using a computer in the office?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Kız ofiste bilgisayar kullanıyor mu?
Why is the question word mu used here instead of mı?
In the present continuous tense, the verb suffix always ends in the letter o (as in -ıyor, -iyor, -uyor, or -üyor). Because of 4-way vowel harmony rules, a word whose last vowel is o must be followed by mu. This means third-person present continuous questions will always use mu!
How do we know it means 'the girl' and 'a computer' when there are no words for 'the' or 'a'?
Turkish does not have a word for 'the'. Usually, the subject of the sentence (like kız) is assumed to be specific ('the girl'). For objects like bilgisayar, putting the word right before the verb without any special endings makes it a general, unspecific object ('a computer' or 'computers').
Why is 'in the office' translated as ofiste instead of ofisde?
The suffix for 'in', 'on', or 'at' is usually -da or -de. However, Turkish has a consonant mutation rule: if a word ends in a voiceless consonant (like the s in ofis), the d in the suffix changes to a t to match it. This is why it becomes ofiste.
Why does ofiste come before bilgisayar?