Questions & Answers about Kutudaki antika vazoyu beğendim.
Why do we use kutudaki instead of just kutuda?
Kutuda just means "in the box" as a location. By adding -ki, we turn that location into an adjective that describes the noun coming after it. So kutudaki means "the in-the-box" one. This is how Turkish says "the vase that is in the box".
Why is the word order kutudaki antika vazoyu?
In Turkish, adjectives made with -ki usually come before other descriptive adjectives. Kutudaki points out exactly which vase we mean, while antika just describes its type. Think of the word order literally as "the in-the-box antique vase".
Why is there a -yu at the end of vazoyu?
That is the definite accusative case. Because you are talking about a specific, known vase (the antique one in the box) that receives the action of being liked, it needs the direct object marker. Since vazo ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- before the -u ending.
Beğendim has the past tense suffix -di. Does it strictly mean "I liked" in the past?
It is grammatically past tense, but Turkish speakers often use beğendim in the present moment when looking at something, for example when shopping. It carries the feeling of "I have decided I like this", so it can naturally translate to "I like it" right now as well.