Questions & Answers about Çizmelerim çok eski.
Why is eski used for "old" here instead of yaşlı?
In Turkish, eski is used to describe objects or things that are old (like boots, cars, or buildings). Yaşlı is strictly used for living things, like people or animals, to mean "elderly" or "aged".
In Çizmelerim, why does the plural suffix come before the possessive?
Suffixes in Turkish follow a strict order. First, you make the noun plural with -ler (boots), and then you add the possessive suffix -im (my) to show who owns them. The order for this type of word is always "Root + Plural + Possessive".
The translation says "are very old", but there is no plural suffix on eski. Why not eskiler?
In Turkish, when the subject is a non-human plural (like your boots), the verb or adjective describing it usually stays in the singular form. Since the present tense "to be" is already implied, just saying eski perfectly translates to "are old" without needing an extra -ler.
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