Breakdown of Krokide mescidi gösterir misin?
göstermek
to show
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
kroki
floor plan / layout
mescit
prayer room
Questions & Answers about Krokide mescidi gösterir misin?
Why does mescit change to mescidi in this sentence?
The word for prayer room is mescit. Because it is the specific direct object of the verb 'to show' (you are asking to show the prayer room), it takes the accusative suffix -i. When this vowel is added, the hard consonant t at the end of mescit softens to a d (consonant mutation).
Why use the aorist tense (gösterir) instead of the present continuous (gösteriyor)?
In Turkish, the aorist tense is the standard way to make polite requests. Asking gösterir misin? translates to 'Would you show?' or 'Could you show?', whereas gösteriyor musun? is more literal, meaning 'Are you showing it right now?'.
How would I replace mescidi with a question word from this lesson to ask 'Which place on the floor plan would you show?'
You would use the accusative form of 'nere' (where/what place) and drop the yes/no particle. The question becomes Krokide nereyi gösterirsin? or Krokide neresini gösterirsin?. The question word needs the accusative case because it acts as the direct object.
How would I use neresi in its plain form to simply ask 'Where is the prayer room on the floor plan?'
You would ask Krokide mescit neresi?. Here, mescit drops the accusative suffix because it acts as the subject rather than a direct object, and neresi acts as the core of the sentence asking 'what place' it is.
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