Learn Turkish: Aklımda güzel bir plan var. - I have a nice plan in mind.

Aklımda güzel bir plan var.

I have a nice plan in mind.

Breakdown of Aklımda güzel bir plan var.

bir

a / an

güzel

beautiful / nice / good

var

there is / existent

plan

Questions & Answers about Aklımda güzel bir plan var.

Why is 'mind' spelled as akl instead of akıl in this sentence?

This happens because of a rule called 'vowel dropping.' In Turkish, some two-syllable nouns (especially body parts and concepts of the mind) drop their second vowel when you add a suffix that starts with a vowel. So, akıl (mind) + -ım (my) becomes aklım, rather than akılım.

How do the endings on aklımda break down?

It combines two common A1 suffixes. First, the possessive suffix -ım makes it aklım (my mind). Then, the location suffix -da (meaning in, on, or at) is added. Together, aklımda means 'in my mind.'

Why does the sentence use var if the English translation says 'I have'?

Turkish does not have a direct verb for 'to have.' Instead, possession is expressed using var (there is) or yok (there is not) combined with location words or possessive suffixes. The literal translation of this sentence is 'In my mind, a nice plan exists.'

Could I say bir güzel plan instead of güzel bir plan?

No, you should stick to güzel bir plan. In Turkish, when you describe a noun with both an adjective (güzel) and the word bir (a/an), the adjective almost always comes first. The standard order is Adjective + bir + Noun.