Learn Turkish: O kız saçını kendisi mi tarıyor? - Does that girl comb her hair herself?

In Turkish, the reflexive pronoun kendi (self) almost always takes a possessive suffix to show whose self it is. Since we are talking about "that girl" (3rd person singular), we add the 3rd person possessive suffix -si to make kendisi (herself). If you were saying "myself", it would be kendim.

What are the suffixes on saçını (her hair)?

The root word is saç (hair). First, we add the 3rd person possessive suffix -ı to mean "her hair" (saçı). Because it is the direct object of the verb tarıyor (combs), it needs the accusative case ending. We add a buffer letter -n- followed by the accusative suffix -ı, giving us saçını.

Why is the question particle mi placed in the middle of the sentence instead of at the end?

In Turkish, placing the question particle (mi, mı, mu, mü) right after a word emphasizes that specific word. By putting mi after kendisi, the question strongly focuses on who is doing the action: "Is she doing it herself (or is someone else doing it)?" If it were at the end (...tarıyor mu?), it would just be a standard question asking if the action of combing is happening.

The English translation says "combs", so why does the Turkish sentence use the present continuous tense (tarıyor)?