Questions & Answers about Her şey hazır mı?
Why is her şey written as two separate words?
In Turkish, the word şey (thing) is always written separately from the word that comes before it. So, while English combines them into one word like 'everything', Turkish keeps them separate as her şey. The same rule applies to bir şey (something) and hiçbir şey (nothing).
Where is the verb 'is' in this sentence?
The word 'is' is implied. In simple present tense sentences, the third-person singular 'to be' often doesn't need a suffix. You just place the subject (her şey), the adjective (hazır), and the question particle (mı) together to mean 'Is everything ready?'.
If her şey represents many things, why doesn't it take a plural suffix?
In Turkish, words like her (every) always pair with singular nouns and take singular verbs. Even though 'everything' represents multiple things in our minds, it acts as a grammatically singular subject, which is exactly how it works in English too.
Why does the question particle mı come at the very end?
The question particle mı comes right after the specific piece of information you want to confirm. By placing it after hazır, you are asking 'Is everything READY?'. If you placed it earlier, like Her şey mi hazır?, the focus would shift to mean 'Is EVERYTHING ready? (Or just some of the things?)'.
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