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Questions & Answers about Suyu nereye döker?
Why is the aorist suffix -er used on döker instead of -ür?
The root verb is dök- (to pour). Because it has only one syllable and ends in a consonant, it uses the -Ar form of the aorist suffix (-ar or -er). Following 2-way vowel harmony for the vowel 'ö', it takes -er, making it döker.
Why does the sentence use nereye instead of nerede?
The verb dökmek (to pour) implies motion toward a destination. In Turkish, when an action is directed toward a place, you must use the dative case (the 'to' direction). Therefore, we use nereye (to where) instead of nerede (at/in where).
Why does su take the -yu suffix here?
The water is the specific direct object being poured, so it needs the accusative case. Since su ends in a vowel, we add the standard buffer letter y before the accusative suffix -u, giving us suyu (the water).
Where is the word for 'he' in this sentence?
Turkish often drops subject pronouns like o (he/she/it) because the verb ending tells us who is doing the action. The verb döker has no personal suffix added after the aorist -er, which indicates the third-person singular ('he', 'she', or 'it').