Breakdown of Marketten ne zaman çıkıyorsun?
ne
what
market
supermarket
zaman
time
çıkmak
to go out / to leave / to exit / to break out / to arise (of a storm)
Questions & Answers about Marketten ne zaman çıkıyorsun?
Why does market end in -ten instead of -den?
The suffix for 'from' or 'out of' is usually -dan or -den. But because market ends in a hard consonant (t), it forces the d in the suffix to change to a hard t. Then, because the last vowel in market is e, we use -ten to follow vowel harmony rules.
Does market refer to an outdoor street market?
No, this is a false friend! In Turkish, market means a grocery store, convenience store, or supermarket. If you want to talk about a traditional outdoor street market for fresh produce, you would use the word pazar.
The translation says 'out of', but doesn't -ten just mean 'from'?
Yes, the ablative suffix -ten literally translates to 'from'. However, the verb çıkmak specifically means 'to exit' or 'to go out'. When you say you are exiting 'from' somewhere in Turkish, it naturally translates to coming 'out of' that place in English.
What is the root of the verb çıkıyorsun?
The root is çıkmak (to go out / to exit). To say 'you are going out', we take the root çık, add the present continuous suffix -ıyor (is doing), and finish with the 'you' personal suffix -sun.
Why is the question word ne zaman (when) in the middle of the sentence?