Learn Turkish: Kırmızı kurdeleli bir buket istiyorum. - I want a bouquet with a red ribbon.

Kırmızı kurdeleli bir buket istiyorum.

I want a bouquet with a red ribbon.

Breakdown of Kırmızı kurdeleli bir buket istiyorum.

bir

a / an

istemek

to want / to require / to call for

Questions & Answers about Kırmızı kurdeleli bir buket istiyorum.

What does the -li suffix do in the word kurdeleli?

The suffix -li attaches to the noun kurdele (ribbon) to turn it into an adjective meaning having a ribbon or with a ribbon. It follows four-way vowel harmony, which is why it takes the -li form here.

Does the word kırmızı (red) describe the ribbon or the bouquet?

It describes the ribbon. By putting kırmızı right before kurdeleli, you create a single descriptive phrase meaning with a red ribbon. If you wanted a red bouquet with an unspecified ribbon, you would change the order and say kurdeleli kırmızı bir buket.

Why does bir come after kırmızı kurdeleli instead of at the very beginning of the sentence?

In Turkish, when an adjective (like the phrase kırmızı kurdeleli) modifies a noun that is paired with the indefinite article bir (a/an), the word bir usually goes directly between the adjective and the noun.

Why doesn't buket take the accusative suffix -i if it is the object of the verb istiyorum?

Because it is an indefinite object. You are asking for a bouquet in general, not the specific bouquet. When a direct object is indefinite (which is clearly shown here by the word bir), it stays in its plain dictionary form and does not take the accusative case marker.