Learn Turkish: Krokide kuyumcuyu arıyorum. - I am looking for the jeweler on the floor plan.

You would ask: Krokide nereyi arıyorsun? Because the verb aramak (to look for) takes a direct object, the place word neresi (what place) must take the accusative case. The accusative form of neresi is nereyi.

Why is it kuyumcuyu and not just kuyumcu?

Kuyumcu means 'jeweler'. Because you are looking for a specific jeweler on the map, it acts as the definite direct object of the sentence. Therefore, it takes the accusative case suffix -u. We add a buffer y between the two vowels, making it kuyumcuyu.

Why does the verb stem ara- (from aramak) change to arı- in arıyorum?

When you add the present continuous suffix -ıyor to a verb stem that ends in a vowel (like ara-), that final vowel drops or narrows. Here, the broad vowel a narrows to ı to match the suffix, resulting in arıyorum instead of the incorrect form 'arayıorum'.

I learned that aramak means 'to call' on the phone. Does it also mean 'to look for'?