Learn Turkish: Masaya iki elma koy. - Put two apples on the table.

Masa means table. The suffix -a is the dative case, which shows direction, like "to" or "onto". Because masa ends in a vowel, we need the buffer letter -y- to connect them, making it masaya (onto the table).

Why is it iki elma and not iki elmalar?

In Turkish, when you use a number before a noun (like iki for two), the noun stays in its singular form. So you say iki elma (two apple), and adding the plural suffix -lar would actually be grammatically incorrect here.

Why does koy (put) come at the end of the sentence?

Turkish usually follows a Subject-Object-Verb word order. The action or verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. Here, the command koy (put) is the action, so it sits at the end.

Is koy the full verb?

Koy is the root of the verb koymak (to put). In Turkish, when you use just the verb root by itself, it becomes a direct command to one person, just like saying "Put!" in English.