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Bugün yeni bir plan yapıyoruz.

Bugün yeni bir plan yapıyoruz.
Today we are making a new plan.
From Lesson 47:Object question words (kimi, neyi)·Turkish

Breakdown of Bugün yeni bir plan yapıyoruz.

bir
a / an
yeni
new
bugün
today
plan yapmak
to make a plan

Questions & Answers about Bugün yeni bir plan yapıyoruz.

Why doesn't plan have an ending like planı if it is the object of the sentence?
Because it is an indefinite object ('a new plan'). In Turkish, we only add the specific object ending when we are talking about a specific thing, which answers the question Neyi? (What specific thing?). Since this is just a general 'plan', it doesn't take that ending. It answers the general question Ne? (What?).
Why is the word order yeni bir plan instead of bir yeni plan?
In Turkish, when you describe something with both an adjective (like yeni) and the word bir ('a/an'), bir almost always goes between the adjective and the noun. It literally translates to 'new a plan'. Saying bir yeni plan sounds unnatural to native speakers.
How do you break down the verb yapıyoruz?
It comes from the verb yapmak (to do / to make). We take the root yap, add the connecting vowel -ı-, add the present continuous tense ending -yor ('are making'), and finish with the 'we' personal ending -uz. Altogether: yap-ı-yor-uz.
In English we 'make' a plan but 'do' a task. Does Turkish use yapmak for both?
Yes! Yapmak is a very common and flexible verb. Turkish uses it for both 'making' (like kek yapmak, to make a cake) and 'doing' (like ödev yapmak, to do homework).

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