Breakdown of Hangimiz hile yapıyor? Oyunda hile yok!
yok
there is not / non-existent
yapmak
to do / to make
oyun
game
hangi
which
Questions & Answers about Hangimiz hile yapıyor? Oyunda hile yok!
How does hangimiz translate to 'which of us'?
It is made up of the question word hangi (which) and the first person plural possessive suffix -miz (our). So it literally translates to 'our which', meaning 'which one of us'.
Since 'hangimiz' involves 'us', why is the verb 'yapıyor' instead of 'yapıyoruz'?
Grammatically, hangimiz asks about 'which one' of us. Because it refers to a single unknown person from the group, it acts as a third-person singular subject. Therefore, the verb takes the standard singular ending, becoming yapıyor.
Is 'hile yapıyor' the standard way to say someone is cheating?
Yes! In Turkish, 'to cheat' is often expressed with the compound verb hile yapmak. Hile means a trick or fraud, and yapmak is to do or make. So you are literally asking 'Which of us is doing a trick?'.
Why does the second sentence use 'yok' instead of 'değil'?
Yok means 'there is not' or 'does not exist', whereas değil means 'is not'. Because the sentence is saying 'There is no cheating in the game' (meaning cheating does not exist here), you must use yok.