Breakdown of Kıyafetleri hazırlıyorum, çantada her şey var.
var
there is / existent
çanta
bag
her
every
şey
thing
hazırlamak
to prepare / to pack
kıyafet
clothes / clothing
Questions & Answers about Kıyafetleri hazırlıyorum, çantada her şey var.
Why is her şey written as two words instead of one?
Even though "everything" is one word in English, in Turkish her (every) and şey (thing) are always written separately. It is a common spelling mistake for beginners to write them together, but her şey is the only correct way.
Why does kıyafetleri end with the -i suffix here?
The base word is kıyafet (clothing) and kıyafetler is the plural (clothes). We add the specific direct object ending (the accusative case -i) because you are preparing the specific clothes, not just clothes in general.
The verb for 'to prepare' is hazırlamak. Why does it become hazırlıyorum and not hazırlayorum?
When a verb stem ends in -a or -e (like hazırla-), adding the present continuous -yor suffix causes that final vowel to drop or "narrow". Here, the -a changes to -ı to match vowel harmony, resulting in hazırlıyorum.
Since her şey means "everything", does it act as a plural subject?
No, it acts as a singular subject! Even though "everything" refers to many items, the word şey is grammatically singular. That is why we simply use var (there is) instead of adding any plural endings.
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