Questions & Answers about Bu kasaba dağlara çok yakın.
Why does dağlara have the -a ending at the end?
The adjective yakın (close) requires the dative case (-e or -a) for the place you are close to. Just like in English we say 'close to', Turkish adds the 'to' direction ending directly to the noun. Here, dağ (mountain) gets the plural -lar, and then the dative -a to make dağlara (to the mountains).
Where is the verb for 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, sentences can be formed without a traditional verb when you are just describing what a subject is or how it is. The third-person 'is' or 'are' is often completely invisible! So, Bu kasaba ... yakın simply means 'This town is ... close.'
Why is the word order different from English?
How do you pronounce the ğ in dağlara?