Breakdown of Vazoda çizik var, bu fiyatı düşürür, değil mi?
bu
this
değil
not
var
there is / existent
fiyat
price
düşürmek
to drop
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
vazo
vase
çizik
scratch
Questions & Answers about Vazoda çizik var, bu fiyatı düşürür, değil mi?
In English, we would say "doesn't it?" here. Why is it just "değil mi?" instead of something matching the verb?
In English, question tags change based on the verb (doesn't it, aren't they, hasn't she). In Turkish, değil mi? is a fixed, invariable tag used to ask for confirmation at the end of a sentence. It literally means "isn't it?", but it replaces any English tag like "right?", "doesn't it?", or "isn't there?" regardless of the tense or subject.
Does "çizik" (scratch) come from a verb?
Yes! It comes from the verb çizmek (to draw, to scratch). Adding the suffix -(i)k often turns a verb into a noun or an adjective representing the result of that action. So, çizmek (to scratch) becomes çizik (a scratch).
Is "düşürür" related to the verb "düşmek" (to fall)?
Exactly. Düşmek means "to fall". The first -ür makes it causative, turning it into düşürmek (to make fall, to drop, or to lower). The second -ür is the aorist (simple present) tense suffix, showing that this is a general fact: a scratch generally "lowers" the price.
Why does "fiyat" (price) have the "-ı" suffix here?
It is the accusative case marker. Bu (this) is the subject of the second clause, and the price (fiyat) is the specific thing being lowered. Because it is the definite direct object of the verb düşürür, it takes the accusative suffix -ı to become fiyatı.
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