Breakdown of Kirayı ne zaman ödemeleri lazım?
ne
what
zaman
time
ödemek
to pay
lazım
necessary
kira
rent
ne zaman
when
Questions & Answers about Kirayı ne zaman ödemeleri lazım?
How does ödemeleri lazım translate to 'they need to pay'?
To express 'need to' in Turkish, we use the verbal noun suffix -me or -ma, add a possessive ending to show who needs to do the action, and follow it with lazım (necessary). Here, öde (pay) + -me (verbal noun) + -leri (their) makes ödemeleri (their paying). With lazım, it literally means 'their paying is necessary'.
Why is it kirayı instead of just kira?
Because 'the rent' is a specific direct object in this sentence. We take the word kira (rent) and add the accusative case suffix -ı. Since kira ends in a vowel, we need the buffer letter y between them, making it kirayı.
Could ödemeleri also mean 'his/her paying them'?
Yes! The suffix -leri can either be the 3rd person plural possessive ('their') or the plural suffix -ler plus the 3rd person singular possessive -i ('his/her ...s'). Without extra context, ödemeleri lazım could technically mean 'he/she needs to pay them'. However, 'they need to pay' is the most natural translation here.
Why is ne zaman (when) placed in the middle of the sentence?
In Turkish, question words like ne zaman are usually placed right before the verb or the main action of the sentence to give them emphasis. Here, it sits right before the necessity phrase ödemeleri lazım.
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