Question 1

How does ödüyormuş add the meaning that you heard this from someone else?

Accepted Answer

The verb combines the present continuous suffix -yor (is paying) with the inferential suffix -muş. Adding -muş to -yor shows that you are reporting a current plan or ongoing action that you learned about via hearsay, rather than knowing it firsthand.

Question 2

Why is the verb spelled ödüyormuş instead of ödeyormuş?

Accepted Answer

The dictionary form of the verb is ödemek (to pay). When a verb root ends in a wide vowel like e and you add the continuous suffix -yor, that final vowel narrows. Because of vowel harmony, the e changes to ü, giving us ödüyor before we add the -muş suffix.

Question 3

Why is the phrase ordered as büyük bir prim instead of bir büyük prim?

Accepted Answer

In Turkish, when a noun is modified by both a descriptive adjective like büyük and the indefinite article bir, the descriptive adjective comes first. The standard pattern is adjective + bir + noun.

Question 4

Is prim the standard word for a workplace bonus?

Accepted Answer

Yes, in business and finance contexts, prim is the most common word for a bonus, commission, or premium paid to employees.

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