Questions & Answers about Nisan ayında çiçekler çok güzel.
Why does the sentence say Nisan ayında instead of just Nisanda for "in April"?
In Turkish, it is very common to add the word ayı (meaning "month of") after the name of a month. So, Nisan ayı literally means "the month of April." To say "in" that month, you add the location suffix -nda, making it Nisan ayında. You can also just say Nisanda—both are completely correct!
How exactly is the word ayında built from ay (month)?
First, a linking suffix -ı is added to ay to connect it to the month name: Nisan ayı (month of April). Then, we want to add the location suffix -da (in). When adding -da after this linking suffix, Turkish requires the buffer letter -n- to separate them. So we get ay + ı + n + da = ayında.
Where is the word for "are" in this sentence?
Turkish often leaves out the "to be" verb (am/is/are) in the present tense when talking about third parties (he, she, it, or they). The sentence is literally "In the month of April flowers very beautiful." The "are" is naturally understood without needing an extra word.
Why doesn't the adjective güzel get a plural suffix to match çiçekler (flowers)?