Breakdown of Çevreci bir şirket, kömür yerine rüzgâr enerjisi kullanır.
bir
a / an
kullanmak
to use
şirket
company
kömür
coal
rüzgâr
wind
yerine
instead of
çevreci
eco-friendly
enerji
energy
Questions & Answers about Çevreci bir şirket, kömür yerine rüzgâr enerjisi kullanır.
Why is it just kömür yerine and not kömürün yerine?
The word yerine means "instead of" or literally "in its place" (yer-i-n-e). When referring to a specific thing, you use the genitive (possessive) case, like arabanın yerine (instead of the car). But because this sentence talks about coal as a general category, kömür stays in its bare dictionary form.
How does the word çevreci mean "eco-friendly"?
It comes from çevre, which means "environment". The -ci suffix is often used to describe a profession, but it also describes someone who advocates for something. So a çevreci is an environmentalist, or in this context, an eco-friendly company.
Why does enerji have the -si suffix in rüzgâr enerjisi?
This is a common noun compound. When combining two nouns where the first one categorizes the second (wind + energy), the second noun must take a possessive suffix. The first word (rüzgâr) takes no suffix because it is a general category, and enerji takes -si to link them together.
Why use the verb kullanır rather than the present continuous kullanıyor?
The -ır suffix marks the aorist tense, which is used for general truths, habits, and characteristics. It is used here because using wind energy is a defining characteristic of an eco-friendly company, not just an action happening right now.
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