Questions & Answers about Ağustos yılın sekizinci ayı.
Why does ay (month) have an -ı at the end in ayı?
This is because it is part of a possessive relationship. In Turkish, when linking two nouns like "the year's month," the first noun takes the genitive suffix (yılın = of the year) and the second noun takes the possessive suffix (ayı = its month). Together, yılın ... ayı forms "the month of the year."
How is the word sekizinci (eighth) formed?
You make ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) in Turkish by adding the suffix -inci (or -ıncı, -uncu, -üncü depending on vowel harmony) to a number. Here, the number sekiz (eight) plus -inci becomes sekizinci (eighth).
Why is sekizinci placed between yılın and ayı?
In a noun phrase like "the year's month" (yılın ayı), any adjectives that describe the second noun go right before it. Since "eighth" describes the month, sekizinci sits right between the owner (yılın) and the owned item (ayı).
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Turkish, basic "A is B" sentences about a third person or object (he/she/it/they) often do not need a visible verb. You could add the "to be" suffix -dir to the end (making it ayıdır), but it is completely natural and very common to just leave it off.
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