Breakdown of Bu bit pazarı çok büyük, değil mi?
bu
this
büyük
big
değil
not
çok
very
pazar
bazaar / open-air market
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
bit
flea
Questions & Answers about Bu bit pazarı çok büyük, değil mi?
Why do we use değil mi here at the end of the sentence?
Değil mi literally means "is it not?" but acts just like the English question tag "right?" or "isn't it?". You use it at the end of a statement when you are seeking confirmation or expecting the listener to agree with you.
Does değil mi change depending on the subject or tense of the sentence?
No, and that is what makes it so easy! Unlike in English, where you have to change the tag based on the grammar ("aren't they?", "didn't we?", "won't she?"), the Turkish confirmation tag değil mi is completely invariable. It stays exactly the same no matter who or what the sentence is about.
Why does the word pazar have an -ı at the end in bit pazarı?
This is a classic noun compound. When two separate nouns are put together to form a specific concept, the second noun takes a possessive suffix. Here, bit (flea) and pazar (market) combine. The -ı at the end of pazar links them together to mean "flea market".
Does bit literally translate to "flea"?
Yes! Just like in English, the Turkish term for a market selling secondhand goods is a literal translation. Bit means a louse or a flea, so a bit pazarı is exactly a "flea market".
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