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Questions & Answers about Ofisleri kapalı.
Why does ofisleri mean "their office" instead of "their offices"?
The suffix -leri is used for "their". However, ofisleri can actually translate to "their office", "their offices", or even "his/her offices"! Turkish avoids doubling up plural markers, so you have to rely on context to know if they share one office or have multiple.
Could I add a separate word for "their" at the beginning of the sentence?
Yes! If you want to emphasize "their", you can say Onların ofisleri kapalı. Because the suffix -leri already tells us whose office it is, the pronoun onların is usually dropped in everyday speech.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Turkish, the "to be" verb (am/is/are) is often invisible in the present tense for the third person (he/she/it/they). Placing the adjective kapalı (closed) right after the subject is enough to mean "is closed".
Does kapalı act as a verb here?
No, kapalı is an adjective meaning "closed". It describes the current state of the office, rather than an action happening right now.