Breakdown of Yeni sipariş geldi mi?
yeni
new
gelmek
to come
sipariş
order
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
Questions & Answers about Yeni sipariş geldi mi?
How is the past tense question formed in geldi mi?
You simply take the past tense verb (geldi) and add the question particle (mi) as a separate word. If this were about 'I' or 'you', the personal suffix would attach directly to the verb before the question particle, which is different from the present continuous tense. Since sipariş is a third-person 'it', no personal suffix is needed.
Why do we use mi instead of mı here?
The question particle always follows 4-way vowel harmony based on the last vowel of the word right before it. The last vowel in geldi is i, so the question particle must be mi.
The dictionary says gelmek means 'to come'. Why is it translated as 'arrive' here?
In Turkish, gelmek is used for both 'coming' and 'arriving'. When talking about trains, packages, or orders, it is the standard verb used to say that they have reached their destination.
Where is the word for 'the' in this sentence?
Turkish does not have a definite article like the English word 'the'. You can tell from the context that it means 'the new order'. If you wanted to say 'a new order', you would use the word bir and say yeni bir sipariş.