Breakdown of Her şey bagajda mı?
her
every
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
şey
thing
bagaj
luggage / baggage
Questions & Answers about Her şey bagajda mı?
Why is her şey written as two separate words?
Her şey means 'everything' (literally 'every thing'). In Turkish, the word şey (thing) is always written as a separate word from the word before it. It is a very common spelling mistake for learners to write it as one word, but it must always be separate!
Does bagaj only mean 'luggage'?
While bagaj translates to 'luggage' or 'baggage', it is also the everyday word for the 'trunk' (or 'boot') of a car. Depending on the context, a Turkish speaker is very likely using this sentence to ask 'Is everything in the trunk?' before driving off.
What is the -da doing at the end of bagajda?
It is the locative case suffix, which means 'in', 'on', or 'at'. Because the last vowel in bagaj is an 'a' (a back/hard vowel), we use -da instead of -de to follow vowel harmony. This turns 'the luggage' into 'in the luggage'.
Why is the question particle mı used here instead of mi?
The yes-or-no question particle is always written as a separate word, but its vowel still harmonizes with the word immediately before it. Since it comes right after bagajda (which ends in the vowel 'a'), it follows 4-way vowel harmony and becomes mı.