Questions & Answers about Yardımcım bugün hasta, evde dinleniyor.
Why is it just Yardımcım instead of Benim yardımcım?
In Turkish, the possessive suffix -m at the end of yardımcı (assistant) already means 'my'. You don't need to use the genitive pronoun benim (my) unless you want to emphasize it. The suffix does all the work!
I see the word for help (yardım) in yardımcım. How does this word break down?
Great catch! The root is yardım (help). Adding the suffix -cı turns it into a profession or a person who does that thing, making yardımcı (helper or assistant). Finally, the -m is the possessive suffix meaning 'my'.
The translation says 'is sick... and is resting', but I don't see words for 'is' or 'and'. Where are they?
For 'is', Turkish doesn't use a separate verb for the third-person 'he/she/it' in simple present sentences, so hasta alone means 'is sick'. For 'and', Turkish frequently connects related actions with just a comma rather than using the word ve (and).
Is dinleniyor (resting) related to the verb for listening?
They look very similar, which often tricks beginners! Dinlemek means 'to listen', so 'is listening' would be dinliyor. The verb in this sentence is dinlenmek (to rest), so 'is resting' becomes dinleniyor.