Breakdown of Taze kahve her sabah harika kokar.
kahve
coffee
her
every
sabah
morning
taze
fresh
harika
wonderful
kokmak
to smell
Questions & Answers about Taze kahve her sabah harika kokar.
Why does kokar use the -ar suffix instead of -ur?
The root of the verb is kok- (to smell), which has only one syllable and ends in a consonant. In the aorist tense, most single-syllable roots like this take either -ar or -er. Because kok- has the back vowel 'o', we add -ar to follow back vowel harmony.
Why use the aorist tense (kokar) here instead of the present continuous (kokuyor)?
Because of the phrase her sabah (every morning). We are talking about a general fact and a recurring routine, not something happening right at this very moment. The aorist tense is the most natural choice in Turkish for general truths and habits.
Does harika mean 'wonderful' or 'wonderfully' in this sentence?
Could I put her sabah at the very beginning of the sentence instead?
Yes, absolutely! Her sabah taze kahve harika kokar is also perfectly correct. Time expressions are quite flexible in Turkish, though they most commonly sit either at the start of the sentence or right after the subject.
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