Breakdown of Bu skor kötü. Maç berabere bitecek mi?
bu
this
kötü
bad
bitmek
to finish / to end
maç
match / game (sports)
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
skor
score
berabere
tied
Questions & Answers about Bu skor kötü. Maç berabere bitecek mi?
How does the future tense question work in bitecek mi?
The verb root is bit (to end). We add the future tense suffix -ecek to make bitecek (it will end). To turn this into a yes/no question, we simply add the question particle mi after it. Remember that the question particle is always written as a separate word!
Why do we use mi here instead of mı or mu?
The question particle follows 4-way vowel harmony based on the last vowel of the word before it. Since the last vowel in bitecek is an e, the particle must be mi. As a handy shortcut: whenever a word uses the -ecek version of the future suffix, its question particle will always start with mi!
Is the -e at the end of berabere a suffix meaning "to"?
It looks exactly like the dative suffix (meaning "to" or "towards"), but here it forms a fixed expression. The root word beraber means "together". When talking about sports or games ending in a tie, Turkish always uses the special adverb berabere. The phrase berabere bitmek is the standard way to say "to end in a draw".
Why isn't there a verb for "is" in the sentence Bu skor kötü?
In basic present tense sentences, Turkish often drops the "to be" verb for the third person (he, she, it, or in this case, the score). Placing the subject (Bu skor) directly before the adjective (kötü) is a perfectly complete and natural way to say that something "is" a certain way.
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