Learn Turkish: Yeni bir araba kiralamak istiyorum.

Yeni bir araba kiralamak istiyorum.

I want to rent a new car.

Breakdown of Yeni bir araba kiralamak istiyorum.

to want / to require / to call for

Questions & Answers about Yeni bir araba kiralamak istiyorum.

Why is the word order yeni bir araba instead of bir yeni araba?

In Turkish, when you use an adjective with the word bir (a/an), the adjective usually comes first. So, "a new car" is structured as "new a car" (yeni bir araba).

How do the two verbs work together in kiralamak istiyorum?

To say you want to do something, you leave the action verb in its dictionary form (the infinitive, ending in -mak or -mek). Here, kiralamak (to rent) stays in its infinitive form, and only the main verb istemek (to want) gets the endings to show who wants it and when: istiyorum (I want).

The dictionary form is istemek, so why is it spelled istiyorum instead of isteyorum?

The root of the verb is iste-. In Turkish, when a verb root ends in a or e and is followed by the continuous tense suffix -yor, that final vowel "narrows" to ı, i, u, or ü. Here, the e changes to an i, making it istiyorum.

Why doesn't araba have a specific object ending like arabayı here?