Breakdown of Bayramda bütün aile bize geliyor.
biz
we
gelmek
to come
aile
family
bütün
all, whole
bayram
festival, religious/national holiday
Questions & Answers about Bayramda bütün aile bize geliyor.
Why does the word biz become bize here?
Biz means "we", but the verb gelmek (to come) needs the dative case (meaning "to" or "towards") to show the destination. We add the -e suffix to get bize ("to us").
I thought the -da ending meant "in" or "at" a place. Why is it attached to bayram (holiday)?
You are right that the locative case (-da / -de) is used for physical locations. However, Turkish also uses it for points in time or events. Just like we say "in May" or "at the festival" in English, bayramda means "in/at/during the holiday".
The translation says "comes", but geliyor has the -iyor ending for things happening right now. Is this correct?
Yes! The present continuous tense (-iyor) translates directly to "is coming", but Turkish frequently uses it for fixed future plans or routines. It is very similar to saying "the whole family is coming to us for the holiday" in English.
If I want to say "every family" instead of "the whole family", would I still use bütün?
No, you would use her (every). Bütün means "whole" or "entire". So bütün aile is "the entire family" (one family, all its members), while her aile would mean "every family" (multiple different families).
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