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?
In Turkish, the verb "to be" is usually attached to the end of a sentence as a personal suffix. However, for the third person (he, she, or it), no suffix is required in everyday speech! Just saying katta (on the floor) is enough to mean "it is on the floor".
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