Questions & Answers about Biz dün çok yorgunduk.
How do we build the word yorgunduk?
It combines the adjective yorgun (tired), the past tense suffix -du (was/were), and the personal suffix -k for 'we'. Together, yorgun-du-k means 'we were tired'.
Why is the past tense suffix -du instead of -di?
Turkish uses 4-way vowel harmony for the past tense. Because the last vowel in yorgun is 'u', the suffix changes to match it, becoming -du.
Why is the 'we' suffix just -k here instead of -uz like in yorgunuz (we are tired)?
The personal suffixes change slightly when you use the past tense. While the present tense uses -uz (or -iz, etc.) for 'we', the past tense always uses just -k.
Could we leave out the word Biz and just say 'Dün çok yorgunduk'?
Yes! Because the suffix -k at the end of yorgunduk already tells us the subject is 'we', the pronoun Biz is optional. It is just used here for a little extra emphasis.
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