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Questions & Answers about Sonunda cevabı buldum.
How does the word sonunda break down?
The root is son (end). To say "in the end" or "finally", Turkish uses the phrase sonunda, which literally means "at its end". It combines son + u (its) + n (buffer letter) + da (at/in).
The dictionary word for "answer" is cevap. Why is it spelled with a b here?
When a word ending in a hard consonant like p gets a suffix starting with a vowel, that consonant usually softens. Here, cevap gets the vowel suffix -ı, so the p changes to a b, making it cevabı.
Why do we need the -ı on cevabı? Could I just say cevap buldum?
Adding the -ı suffix makes it a specific direct object. Cevabı buldum means "I found the answer." If you just said cevap buldum, it would mean "I found an answer."
How would I make this sentence negative ("I didn't find the answer")?