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Questions & Answers about Adam aniden hatırladı.
How does the past tense suffix work in hatırladı?
The verb root is hatırla- (to remember). To make it past tense, we add the suffix -dı. Because the last vowel of hatırla is 'a', vowel harmony tells us to use -dı instead of -di. Since the subject is 'the man' (he/3rd person singular), we don't need to add any extra personal suffix at the end.
How do we know adam means 'the man' and not 'a man'?
Turkish doesn't have a direct equivalent for the English word 'the'. When a noun like adam is the subject of the sentence, it is usually understood as specific ('the man'). If you wanted to say 'a man suddenly remembered,' you would use the word bir (a/one) and say Bir adam aniden hatırladı.
Is the word aniden made of smaller parts?
Why is the word order aniden hatırladı instead of putting 'suddenly' somewhere else?
Turkish is a Subject-Object-Verb language, meaning the verb (hatırladı) almost always goes at the very end. Adverbs that describe how an action happened, like aniden, usually sit right in front of the verb they are modifying.