Breakdown of Mimar güzel bir bina tasarlayabilir.
bir
a / an
güzel
beautiful / nice / good
bina
building
mimar
architect
tasarlamak
to design
Questions & Answers about Mimar güzel bir bina tasarlayabilir.
Why is there a -y- in the middle of tasarlayabilir?
The verb root is tasarla- (to design), which ends in a vowel. The ability suffix is -abil, which starts with a vowel. In Turkish, you cannot put these two vowels directly next to each other, so the buffer letter -y- is inserted to connect them: tasarla-y-abil.
Why does the verb end in -ir instead of a tense like -iyor?
When expressing a general ability ('can design'), Turkish combines the ability suffix -(y)abil with the Aorist (simple present) tense. The -ir at the very end of tasarlayabilir is that Aorist suffix. You will almost always see -ebilir or -abilir when translating the English word 'can'.
Why is the word order güzel bir bina instead of bir güzel bina?
In Turkish, when a noun has both a descriptive adjective and the indefinite article bir (a/an), the standard word order is Adjective + bir + Noun. So instead of 'a beautiful building', it translates literally as 'beautiful a building' (güzel bir bina).
Why is there no personal suffix at the end of tasarlayabilir?
The subject of the sentence is Mimar (The architect). Since this is a third-person singular subject (like 'he', 'she', or 'it'), it takes no personal ending on the verb. If the sentence were 'I can design', the verb would need the 'I' ending: tasarlayabilirim.
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