Learn Turkish: Odayı on dakikada toparlayıverdi. - He quickly tidied the room in ten minutes.

The verb root is toparla (to tidy up). Since it ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- before the speed suffix -ıver. Finally, the past tense suffix -di is added. The -(y)ıver part tells us the action was done quickly or effortlessly.

What is the difference between toparla and topla?

Both verbs can mean to tidy or to gather. However, toparla specifically implies gathering things that are scattered or bringing order to a mess, making it a very natural choice for cleaning up a room.

Why do we use the locative case -da in on dakikada?

In Turkish, when you want to express the duration of time it took to complete a task (like "in ten minutes"), you use the locative suffix -da or -de. Think of it as completing the task "at" the ten-minute mark.

Why is there a -yı at the end of odayı?

The suffix -yı is the definite accusative case, consisting of the buffer -y- and the case marker -ı. It marks oda (room) as the direct object of the sentence. We use it here because it refers to a specific room, translating to "the room" rather than just a room.