Word
E-posta dün akşam geldi mi?
Meaning
Did the email arrive yesterday evening?
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about E-posta dün akşam geldi mi?
Why is the question word mi written separately, and does it take any endings here?
The question particle is always written as a separate word. In the past tense for the third person (he/she/it), we just use the verb in the past tense (geldi) followed by the question particle (mi). No extra personal endings are needed because the subject is 'it' (e-posta).
Why is it mi instead of mı at the end?
The question particle follows 4-way vowel harmony. Since the last vowel in the preceding word (geldi) is i, the question particle must also be mi.
In English we say an email arrived, but does geldi mean came?
Exactly. In Turkish, the verb gelmek (to come) is commonly used for things being delivered, like messages, emails, packages, or buses. So geldi literally means came, but translates naturally as arrived.
Why is the time phrase dün akşam placed after e-posta?
Turkish typically follows a Subject-Object-Verb word order. Time expressions usually go right after the subject. So the sentence flows as Subject (E-posta), Time (dün akşam), and then Verb + Question (geldi mi).