Questions & Answers about Adam balkonundan bakıyor.
Why is there an extra 'n' before the '-dan' in balkonundan?
Let's break down the word: balkon (balcony) + -u (his) + -n- (buffer letter) + -dan (from). Whenever you add a case suffix like -dan (from) to a word that already ends with a third-person possessive suffix (like -u, -ı, -i, or -ü), you must insert the buffer letter -n- between them.
How do we know the -u in balkonundan means 'his'?
The base word is balkon. To show possession for 'his', 'her', or 'its', Turkish adds a suffix based on 4-way vowel harmony. Since the last vowel in balkon is 'o', the matching possessive suffix is -u.
Why doesn't the sentence use the word onun (his) before the balcony?
Because the possessive suffix -u in balkonundan already tells us it is 'his' balcony, adding the pronoun onun is not necessary. Turkish often drops these pronouns unless you want to add special emphasis.
Why does bakıyor use -ıyor instead of just -yor?
The verb root is bak- (to look). To add the present continuous suffix -yor (which acts like the English '-ing'), we need a vowel to connect it to the consonant 'k'. Following 4-way vowel harmony rules, the 'a' in bak means the connecting vowel must be 'ı', making the word bakıyor.
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