Word
Onlar yarın evlenmek istiyor.
Meaning
They want to get married tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Onlar yarın evlenmek istiyor.
onlar
they
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
yarın
tomorrow
evlenmek
to marry
Questions & Answers about Onlar yarın evlenmek istiyor.
The subject is Onlar (they), so shouldn't the verb be istiyorlar instead of istiyor?
In Turkish, if a human plural subject is explicitly stated using a word like onlar (they) or "the students", adding the plural ending -lar to the verb is optional. Both Onlar ... istiyor and Onlar ... istiyorlar are perfectly correct and natural.
How does the "want to do something" structure work in this sentence?
To say you want to do an action, you keep the action verb in its full dictionary form (the infinitive ending in -mak or -mek), and then conjugate the verb istemek (to want). Here, we place evlenmek (to get married) right before istiyor (wants).
Why does the sentence use the present continuous tense (istiyor) if they want to get married tomorrow (yarın)?
In Turkish, current desires are almost always expressed using the present continuous tense (istiyor), because they are experiencing the "wanting" right now. The time word yarın (tomorrow) applies to the infinitive verb (evlenmek), telling us when the action will happen, not when the wanting is happening.
Does the verb evlenmek (to get married) have a connection to the word ev (house)?