Questions & Answers about Taksinin şoförü müzik dinliyor mu?
How do the suffixes in Taksinin şoförü work to mean "the driver of the taxi"?
This is a definite noun compound (Genitive + Possessive) used to show that a specific thing belongs to another specific thing. First, we add the genitive suffix -nin to taksi (the owner), making taksinin (the taxi's). Then, we add the possessive suffix -ü to şoför (the owned thing), making şoförü (its driver).
Could I just say Taksi şoförü instead of Taksinin şoförü?
You could, but it changes the meaning! Taksi şoförü (without the -nin on taxi) is a general compound that simply means the job title "taxi driver". By using Taksinin şoförü, you are talking about the driver of one specific taxi (for example, the one you are sitting in right now).
Why doesn't müzik have an ending on it, like "müziği"?
Because the driver is listening to music in general, not a specific song or track. In Turkish, when a direct object is general or indefinite (just "music" rather than "the music"), it stays in its bare, dictionary form without any suffixes.
The verb is dinlemek (to listen). Why is it spelled dinliyor instead of "dinleyor"?