Questions & Answers about Galiba yorgunsun.
This lesson is about the -mış suffix for things we infer or guess. Why isn't it used here?
The -mış suffix is used when we infer that something happened in the past (like 'you must have gotten tired'). In this sentence, the speaker is guessing about your current state right now. To guess about the present, we just use words like galiba (probably / I guess) with the regular present tense.
How is yorgunsun formed?
It is the adjective yorgun (tired) combined with the 'you' personal suffix -sun (you are). The suffix uses a 'u' instead of an 'i' or 'ı' because of 4-way vowel harmony, matching the last vowel in yorgun.
Since galiba translates to 'I guess', do I need to add a word for 'I'?
No, galiba is an adverb that functions more like 'probably' or 'it seems'. It automatically expresses the speaker's uncertainty, so you don't need the pronoun ben (I) or a specific verb for 'to guess'.
Can I put galiba at the end of the sentence?
Yes! Turkish word order is flexible. While putting it at the beginning is the most standard way to set the mood of the sentence, saying Yorgunsun galiba is also very common in spoken Turkish and means exactly the same thing.
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