Questions & Answers about Evet, her şey burada.
Why is her şey written as two words when 'everything' is one word in English?
In Turkish, her şey is always written as two separate words: her (every) and şey (thing). Be careful, as many learners accidentally write it together as a single word!
Does the word şey need a plural ending in this sentence?
No. After words like her (every) or hiçbir (none/no), the noun that follows is always singular. So it acts just like the English 'every thing' — you must use her şey, not her şeyler.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, the 'to be' verb for the third person ('is' or 'are') is often invisible. You could add the suffix -dır to make it buradadır for a more formal tone, but in everyday conversation, just saying burada perfectly means 'is here'.
How exactly does the word burada translate to 'here'?
It is made up of the root bura (this place) and the locative suffix -da (at/in/on). So it literally translates to 'at this place'.
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