Breakdown of O karpuz çok pahalı mı?
o
that / he / she / it
çok
very
pahalı
expensive
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
karpuz
watermelon
Questions & Answers about O karpuz çok pahalı mı?
Why is the question particle mı used here instead of mu or mi?
It follows 4-way vowel harmony. The question particle changes to match the last vowel of the word right before it. The last vowel in pahalı is ı, so the question particle must also use an ı, making it mı.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Turkish doesn't have a separate word for "is" or "are" in the present tense for third-person subjects (like "that watermelon"). The "is" is simply understood from the word order. For example, if you drop the question particle and just say O karpuz çok pahalı, it means "That watermelon is very expensive."
How would I ask "Are those two watermelons very expensive?" using the rules from this lesson?
You would say O iki tane karpuz çok pahalı mı?. Notice that even though you are talking about two watermelons, karpuz stays singular! In Turkish, nouns never take the plural ending when they come after a number. You can also see the handy counting word tane placed right after the number.
Does o mean "he/she/it" or does it mean "that"?
It can mean all of them depending on how it is used! O is a very flexible word. When it is used all by itself, it means "he", "she", or "it". But when you put it right before a noun, as in O karpuz, it acts as a pointing word meaning "that".
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