Questions & Answers about Yeni modelin menzili beş yüz kilometre.
How would I ask the question this sentence answers using ne kadar?
You would ask: Yeni modelin menzili ne kadar? (What is the new model's range?). In Turkish, to ask about an amount, measurement, or price, you can simply replace the specific quantity (beş yüz kilometre) with the question phrase ne kadar.
Why are there suffixes on both model and menzil (modelin menzili)?
This is a definite noun compound showing possession (the model's range). The 'owner' (model) gets the genitive case suffix -in, and the 'owned' thing (menzil) gets the 3rd person possessive suffix -i.
Why is kilometre in the singular form when the English translation says 'kilometers'?
In Turkish, any noun that directly follows a number must remain in its singular form. Adding the plural suffix to make it beş yüz kilometreler would be grammatically incorrect.
There is no verb in this sentence. How do we know it means 'is five hundred kilometers'?
In the present tense, the third-person 'to be' meaning ('is' or 'are') is often implied without any visible verb. You could technically add the factual suffix -dir at the very end (kilometredir), but dropping it is perfectly correct and very common in everyday speech.