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Questions & Answers about Evde kahvaltı ediyorum.
Why is the verb ediyorum used here instead of a word for "eating" or "having"?
In English, we "have" or "eat" breakfast. In Turkish, the noun kahvaltı (breakfast) is paired with the helper verb etmek (to do) to form the action "to have breakfast". You will also frequently hear kahvaltı yapmak; they mean exactly the same thing.
The dictionary form of the verb is etmek. Why does it change to a "d" in ediyorum?
This is due to a rule where hard consonants soften when followed by a vowel. When the root et- gets the present continuous suffix -iyor, the t is sandwiched between vowels and softens to a d. This gives us ediyor plus the personal ending -um.
How does this sentence change if I want to use the negative -mIyor suffix we are learning?
It becomes Evde kahvaltı etmiyorum (I am not having breakfast at home). Notice that the d changes back to a t! Because the negative suffix -mi- starts with a consonant, the t in etmek no longer needs to soften.
What is the -de at the end of evde?
It is the locative suffix, which translates to "in", "on", or "at". Added to ev (home/house), it makes evde, meaning "at home".