Breakdown of Üst kattaki giyim bölümü neresi?
kat
floor
üst
top
neresi
what place / where (nominative or subject)
giyim
clothing / apparel (as a category or concept)
Questions & Answers about Üst kattaki giyim bölümü neresi?
Why does this sentence use neresi instead of nerede?
Nerede asks for a physical location (in or at what place), while neresi asks for the identity of a place (what place or which specific area). Because a store section is a defined space, asking neresi is like asking 'which area is the clothing section?' rather than just 'at where is it?'.
What is the function of the -ki suffix in kattaki?
The -ki suffix attaches to the locative case (katta, meaning 'on the floor') to turn it into an adjective describing the noun that follows. So, üst kattaki means 'the one on the upper floor' and describes the giyim bölümü (clothing section).
Why does bölüm have the -ü ending in giyim bölümü?
This is a noun compound. When two nouns are put together to create a new concept, like giyim (clothing) and bölüm (section), the second noun gets a possessive suffix to link them. Following vowel harmony, it takes the -ü ending to become giyim bölümü.
Could I add -dir to the end of the sentence to make it neresidir?
Yes, you could say neresidir, but the third-person 'to be' suffix (-dir / -tir) is often dropped in everyday spoken Turkish. Leaving it off as just neresi sounds much more natural for a casual question you would ask an employee in a store.