Questions & Answers about Yeni dairemiz dördüncü katta.
The word for "four" is "dört", so why is it "dördüncü" here instead of "dörtüncü"?
Two things happen here. First, the ordinal suffix uses 4-way vowel harmony. Since dört has the vowel ö, the suffix takes the form -üncü. Second, Turkish has consonant mutation. When adding a suffix that starts with a vowel to a word ending in t, the t often softens to a d. So, dört + -üncü becomes dördüncü.
How is "dairemiz" formed?
The root word is daire, meaning "apartment" or "flat". To say "our", we add the possessive suffix. Since daire ends in a vowel, we just attach -miz directly to get dairemiz (our apartment).
Why is the suffix on "kat" spelled with a "t" in "katta"?
This is a great refresher on consonant harmony. The suffix for "in, on, at" is usually -da or -de. But because kat (floor) ends in the hard/voiceless consonant t, the suffix must also start with a hard consonant to match. Therefore, -da changes to -ta.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?