Word
Duvardaki priz, modemi bağlayabileceğin tek yer.
Meaning
The socket on the wall is the only place you can connect the modem.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Duvardaki priz, modemi bağlayabileceğin tek yer.
duvar
wall
yer
place / space / room (unoccupied space, capacity)
bağlamak
to connect / to tie / to fasten
tek
single, sole
Questions & Answers about Duvardaki priz, modemi bağlayabileceğin tek yer.
How do we break down the word bağlayabileceğin?
It forms the core of this lesson's grammar: bağla (connect) + y (buffer) + abil (can) + ecek (object relative participle) + in (your). The k in -ecek softens to ğ because it is followed by a vowel. Altogether, it modifies yer to mean "the place that you can connect".
Why is it duvardaki priz instead of just duvarda priz?
Why is there a comma after priz?
In Turkish sentences without a clear action verb at the end, a comma is often used to separate the subject (duvardaki priz) from the rest of the sentence. It acts a bit like the English "is" here, making it clear that "the socket on the wall" is what we are defining.
Why does modem take the accusative case (modemi) rather than a locative or dative case?