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Questions & Answers about Bu dükkân açık.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Turkish, simple sentences often don't need a word or suffix for "is" when talking about a third-person subject (like "he", "she", or "it") in the present tense. Putting the subject (Bu dükkân) and the adjective (açık) next to each other is enough to mean "This shop is open."
Why does the word dükkân have a little hat over the "a"?
That symbol is called a circumflex. In Turkish, it is mostly found on older loanwords from Arabic and Persian. It shows that the vowel is pronounced slightly longer and that the consonant right before it (the "k") should be pronounced with a softer, slightly more forward sound.
Is açık related to the verb for "to open"?
Yes! It comes directly from the verb açmak (to open). The ending -ık is a common suffix that turns an action into an adjective, so it describes the state of being "open".
Since this lesson is about the ablative suffix (-DAn), how would I say "from this shop"?
You would add the suffix directly to the end of the noun to make bu dükkândan. Because the last vowel in dükkân is an "a" (even with the circumflex), standard A-type vowel harmony dictates we use the -dan version of the suffix.