Breakdown of Eşyaları bir yere koyuyor ve unutuyor.
bir
a / an
ve
and
yer
place / space / room (unoccupied space, capacity)
koymak
to put
Questions & Answers about Eşyaları bir yere koyuyor ve unutuyor.
Why does bir yer have an -e at the end to make bir yere?
In Turkish, bir yer literally means 'a place' but translates to 'somewhere.' We add the dative case ending -e (meaning 'to') because the verb koymak (to put) involves moving something to a destination. So he is literally putting the things 'to a place.'
Why is it eşyaları and not just eşyalar?
The base word is eşya (thing or item) and -lar makes it plural. The final -ı is the accusative case ending. We need it here because he is putting specific things ('the things'), making it the definite direct object of the verb koyuyor.
Do we have to repeat the subject 'he' for the second verb unutuyor?
No. Because both actions share the same subject and the same present continuous tense (-uyor), joining them with ve (and) works perfectly. Turkish often drops the pronoun entirely, relying on the context and verb endings.
If I wanted to say he puts the things 'nowhere,' do I just replace bir yere with hiçbir yere?