Breakdown of Havuzunun kenarında şezlong olan oteli de ziyaret edebileceğiz.
otel
hotel
olmak
to be
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
ziyaret etmek
to visit (a person or place)
havuz
pool
kenar
edge, side (deniz kenarı)
şezlong
sunbed
Questions & Answers about Havuzunun kenarında şezlong olan oteli de ziyaret edebileceğiz.
How does olan mean "that has" in this sentence?
In Turkish, to say a place "has" something, we normally use an existential phrase with var (e.g., Havuzun kenarında şezlong var - "There are sunbeds at the edge of the pool"). When we turn this into a relative clause modifying the place (the hotel), var changes to olan. Literally, the sentence means "the hotel which there are sunbeds at the edge of its pool."
Why is it havuzunun and not just havuzun?
Because the pool belongs to the hotel. It breaks down as havuz (pool) + -u (possessive "its") + -n- (buffer) + -un (genitive "of"). The phrase havuzunun kenarında literally means "at the edge of its pool." If it were just havuzun kenarında, it would mean "at the edge of the pool" but wouldn't grammatically link the pool back to the hotel.
Why is şezlong (sunbed) singular when the English translation says "sunbeds"?
When referring to the general existence of items or a category of things, Turkish often leaves the noun singular. Saying şezlong olan conveys "having sunbed(s)" as a general feature of the hotel. Using the plural şezlonglar wouldn't be grammatically wrong, but it would sound like you are referring to specific, distinct sunbeds rather than just the presence of seating.
Why does otel take the accusative case (oteli)?
Because it is the direct object of the verb ziyaret edebileceğiz (we will be able to visit), and it is a specific direct object. The relative clause (Havuzunun kenarında şezlong olan...) defines exactly which hotel you are talking about. Since it is specific, it requires the definite accusative suffix -(y)i.
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