Breakdown of Bize evi gösteren emlakçı nerede?
ev
house
biz
we
nerede
where
göstermek
to show
emlakçı
real estate agent
Questions & Answers about Bize evi gösteren emlakçı nerede?
How does gösteren translate to 'who showed'?
Gösteren is made from the verb göstermek (to show) plus the subject relative suffix -en. This suffix turns a verb into an adjective describing who or what does the action. So, gösteren emlakçı literally means 'the showing real estate agent' or 'the real estate agent who shows/showed'. Notice that this suffix doesn't have a specific tense, so context tells us it means 'who showed' here!
Why does the phrase bize evi gösteren come before emlakçı?
In Turkish, adjectives always come before the noun they describe. Because gösteren acts like an adjective, the whole descriptive phrase (bize evi gösteren, meaning 'who showed us the house') must go right before the noun it modifies (emlakçı).
Why is it evi and not just ev?
Evi has the accusative case suffix -i because it is the specific, definite object being shown. It translates to 'the house'. If it were just ev gösteren emlakçı, it would mean 'the real estate agent who shows houses' in general.
Why is the word for 'us' written as bize?
Bize is the pronoun biz (we) plus the dative case suffix -e (to). The verb göstermek (to show) requires the dative case for the person receiving the action. In Turkish, you 'show to someone' (bize gösteren = 'who showed to us').
What does the -çı suffix do in the word emlakçı?
The suffix -cı / -ci (and its variations like -çı) is added to nouns to describe a profession or a person associated with that thing. Emlak means 'real estate', so an emlakçı is a real estate agent.
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