Breakdown of Asker kışlada nöbet tutar.
tutmak
to catch / to hold
asker
soldier
kışla
barracks
nöbet
guard duty
Questions & Answers about Asker kışlada nöbet tutar.
Why is tutar used here to mean 'keeps watch'?
In Turkish, standing guard or keeping watch is expressed with the set phrase nöbet tutmak. Nöbet means a shift, duty, or guard, and tutmak means to hold or keep.
Why does the verb use the -ar ending (tutar) instead of the present continuous tutuyor?
The -ar ending forms the aorist tense (simple present). It is used here because a soldier keeping watch in the barracks is a general fact or a universal duty, rather than a specific action happening right at this exact moment.
The English translation says 'The soldier', but why is there no word for 'The' or a plural ending on Asker?
In general statements describing what a profession does, Turkish often uses the singular bare noun to represent the whole category. Asker here means 'soldiers in general' or 'the soldier as a concept.'
Since we are learning about -(y)ken (while being...), how would I say 'while in the barracks' using the words from this sentence?
You would add -(y)ken right after the locative ending. 'In the barracks' is kışlada. To say 'while in the barracks', you add the buffer letter -y- followed by -ken, making it kışladayken.