Questions & Answers about Eczacı ilaç veriyor.
The word for medicine is ilaç. The current lesson is about the letters k, t, p, and ç changing. Why didn't the ç change to a c here?
Consonant mutation (like ç changing to c) only happens when you add a suffix that starts with a vowel. Here, the pharmacist is giving "medicine" in general, not "the" specific medicine, so ilaç doesn't get the vowel suffix for specific objects. Without a vowel suffix attached, the ç stays exactly as it is! If the sentence were "The pharmacist is giving the medicine" (Eczacı ilacı veriyor), then it would mutate.
How is the word eczacı (pharmacist) formed?
It is made of the root word ecza (drugs or medical chemicals) plus the occupational suffix -cı. You will see the -cı / -ci / -cu / -cü suffix a lot in Turkish! It attaches to a noun to describe a person whose profession or regular habit is related to that thing.
Why does ilaç sit right next to the verb veriyor?
In Turkish word order, general, non-specific direct objects (like "medicine" or "some medicine") are placed directly before the verb. Because it is a general object, it also doesn't take any case suffixes.
Why is the verb veriyor (is giving) spelled with an i?
The verb root is ver- (give). To say what is happening right now, we add the present continuous suffix, which has four forms: -ıyor, -iyor, -uyor, or -üyor. Because the last vowel in ver- is e, Turkish vowel harmony rules tell us to use the i version of the suffix, making it veriyor.
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