Breakdown of Veteriner geliyor. Kediyi okşar mısın?
kedi
cat
gelmek
to come
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
veteriner
veterinarian
Questions & Answers about Veteriner geliyor. Kediyi okşar mısın?
Why use the aorist tense (okşar mısın) instead of the future tense to ask "Will you pet"?
In English, we often use "will" for requests, but in Turkish, using the future tense (okşayacak mısın?) sounds like you are just asking for a factual update about someone's future plans. To make a polite request meaning "Would you mind petting...?" or "Could you pet...?", Turkish uses the aorist tense.
How is the aorist tense formed on the verb okşamak here?
The verb root is okşa (to pet or stroke). When forming the aorist tense for a verb root that ends in a vowel, you simply add the letter -r. So okşa becomes okşar. Then you add the separate question particle mı and the "you" ending -sın to get okşar mısın?.
Why does the first sentence use geliyor but the second uses okşar?
The first sentence uses the present continuous tense (-yor) because it states a fact happening right now: the vet is currently on their way. The second sentence switches to the aorist tense (-r) because it is not stating a fact; it is using a special grammar pattern to make a polite request.
Why is there a -yi at the end of kedi?