Breakdown of Vizeyi şimdi alabilir miyiz?
şimdi
now
almak
to take, to buy
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
vize
visa
Questions & Answers about Vizeyi şimdi alabilir miyiz?
Why is it vizeyi instead of just vize?
Vize means visa. We add the accusative case suffix -yi (using the buffer y plus i) because we are talking about a specific visa (the visa). If we just said vize alabilir miyiz?, it would mean Can we get a visa?
How does the word alabilir break down?
It comes from the verb almak (to take or get). We drop the -mak and add the ability suffix -abil to make alabil- (can get). Then we add the aorist (simple present) tense suffix -ir to complete it as alabilir.
Why is the 'we' ending on miyiz instead of the verb?
In Turkish, when asking a question with this ability form, the personal ending attaches to the question particle (mi), not the verb itself. So we leave alabilir in its base form and add the 'we' ending -iz to mi (with a buffer y in between).
Could almak also mean 'to buy' in this sentence?
Yes, almak can mean to take, get, or buy depending on the context. Here, you usually get or receive a visa, but the grammar would be exactly the same if you were asking Can we buy the car now? (Arabayı şimdi alabilir miyiz?).
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