Word
Her gün spor salonunda görüşüyoruz.
Meaning
We meet at the sports hall every day.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Her gün spor salonunda görüşüyoruz.
How does the verb görüşüyoruz show that two or more people are doing the action together?
The root verb is görmek (to see). By adding the reciprocal suffix -üş, we get görüşmek, which means to see each other or to meet. This suffix tells us the action is mutual!
Why is there an extra -n- in salonunda instead of just saying salonuda or salonda?
The phrase for sports hall or gym is a compound noun: spor salonu (literally sports its-hall). When you add a location ending like -da (at) to a word ending in a possessive suffix like -u, you must insert a buffer letter -n-. That gives us spor salonunda (at the gym).
Why do we use the present continuous tense (-üyor) if the English translation says We meet instead of We are meeting?
In Turkish, the present continuous tense (-yor) is very often used for habits and routines, much like the simple present tense in English. Since this happens her gün (every day), görüşüyoruz translates naturally to we meet rather than we are meeting.
What determines the vowels in the ending -üyoruz?