Breakdown of Doktor kontrol için bekliyor.
doktor
doctor
beklemek
to wait
için
for
kontrol
check, inspection
Questions & Answers about Doktor kontrol için bekliyor.
Why is the verb bekliyor instead of bekleyor?
The root verb is beklemek (to wait). When you add the present continuous suffix -yor to a verb root that ends in an 'a' or 'e' (like bekle-), that final vowel must change. The 'e' narrows to an 'i', making it bekliyor. This is a very common rule for present continuous verbs in Turkish.
Why is there no word for 'a' (bir) before kontrol?
Does için always come after the word it goes with?
Yes. Words like için (for) are called postpositions. Just like prepositions in English go before a noun ('for a check-up'), Turkish postpositions always go immediately after the noun they apply to (kontrol için).
Does this mean the doctor is going to give a check-up, or get a check-up?
Without more context, it could actually mean either! The grammar simply states that the doctor is the one doing the waiting. They could be waiting for a patient to arrive so they can examine them, or they could be a patient themselves sitting in a waiting room.
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