Breakdown of Her sabah fırından simit alıyorum.
almak
to take, to buy
her
every
sabah
morning
fırın
bakery / oven
Questions & Answers about Her sabah fırından simit alıyorum.
Why is it just simit and not simidi if it is the direct object of the sentence?
You only add the specific direct object ending (the accusative case) when you mean 'the' object. Because you are buying 'a' simit (an indefinite object), simit stays in its plain dictionary form.
The English translation is 'I buy', a regular habit. Why does the Turkish use the present continuous alıyorum?
In conversational Turkish, the present continuous tense (-ıyor) is frequently used to talk about regular habits and routines. While you could also use the broad aorist tense (alırım), saying alıyorum for a daily habit is completely natural and widely used.
Since the sentence is about doing this 'every' morning, why doesn't sabah take a plural ending?
In Turkish, the word her (every) must always be followed by a singular noun. Therefore, you say her sabah (every morning), and never her sabahlar.
I know fırın means bakery, but what does the -dan ending do in fırından?
The -dan suffix is the 'from' ending (the ablative case). Because the vowels in fırın are back vowels (ı), A-type vowel harmony dictates that we use -dan instead of -den, making it 'from the bakery'.