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Kebap, o şehre has bir lezzet.

Kebap, o şehre has bir lezzet.
Kebab is a flavor unique to that city.
From Lesson 457:Exclusivity and characteristic traits (-e özgü)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Kebap, o şehre has bir lezzet.

Why does the word for city take the dative case here (şehre)?
The word has means "unique to" or "specific to" and acts as a postposition that requires the preceding noun or pronoun to take the dative case (-(y)a / -(y)e). Therefore, "unique to that city" must be written as o şehre has.
Can I use özgü or mahsus instead of has in this sentence?
Absolutely. You can say o şehre özgü bir lezzet or o şehre mahsus bir lezzet with almost no change in meaning. All three words mean "unique/specific to" and all require the dative case. Özgü is a native Turkish word, whereas has and mahsus are very common Arabic loanwords.
Why is it spelled şehre and not şehire?
This is a quick reminder of vowel dropping. Many two-syllable nouns in Turkish, especially loanwords like şehir (city), drop their narrow second vowel when a suffix starting with a vowel is attached. So, şehir plus the dative suffix -e collapses into şehre.
How is o şehre has functioning grammatically here?
The entire phrase o şehre has acts as a single adjective modifying the noun lezzet (flavor). Just as you would say güzel bir lezzet (a nice flavor), you place o şehre has before bir lezzet to mean "a [unique-to-that-city] flavor".

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