Questions & Answers about Onların tek evladı şimdi uzak bir şehirde yaşıyor.
Why is it evladı with a "d" instead of a "t"?
The base word is evlat (child/offspring). Because the sentence says "their child", it takes a possessive suffix (here, -ı). When a suffix starting with a vowel is added to a word ending in t, the t often softens to a d. This rule is called consonant softening or mutation.
What is the root of the verb yaşıyor, and why isn't it "yaşayor"?
The root verb is yaşamak (to live). When the present continuous suffix -yor is added to a verb stem ending in a wide vowel like a or e (like yaşa-), that final vowel narrows to ı, i, u, or ü. In this case, the a narrows to ı, resulting in yaşıyor. This is known as vowel narrowing.
Why is the word order uzak bir şehirde instead of bir uzak şehirde?
Could I use çocuk instead of evlat here?