Breakdown of Krokide nereyi bulmak istiyorsun?
bulmak
to find
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
neresi
what place / where (nominative or subject)
kroki
floor plan / layout
Questions & Answers about Krokide nereyi bulmak istiyorsun?
Why do we use nereyi instead of nerede or nereye in this sentence?
Nereyi is the accusative (direct object) form of the question word nere (what place). Because you are trying to find the place, the place itself is the direct object of the verb bulmak (to find). If you were going to a place, you would use the dative nereye, and if you were looking for something at a place, you would use the locative nerede.
Is nereyi the same as neresini?
Yes! Both nereyi (from the root nere) and neresini (from neresi) mean "which place" as a direct object. Since the lesson focuses on neresi functioning as an object, it is good to know you will often hear both nereyi and neresini used interchangeably in sentences like this.
Why doesn't krokide have vowel harmony matching the 'o', which would make it take -da?
Vowel harmony always looks at the final vowel of the word, ignoring the earlier ones. In kroki (floor plan or sketch), the last vowel is 'i', which is a front vowel. Therefore, it takes the front-vowel locative suffix -de, giving us krokide (on the floor plan).
Why is bulmak left in its full dictionary form here?