Breakdown of Almanlar bu şehri çok seviyor.
bu
this
çok
very
şehir
city
sevmek
to love, to like
Alman
German (person)
Questions & Answers about Almanlar bu şehri çok seviyor.
Why is it şehri and not şehiri?
The word for city is şehir. However, it is one of a specific group of two-syllable words in Turkish that drop their second vowel when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. When we add the accusative suffix -i, it shrinks to şehri.
Why does şehir need the accusative suffix -i here?
We use the accusative case for specific direct objects. Because the sentence says bu şehir (this city), it points to a very specific place. Therefore, it must take the accusative suffix, becoming bu şehri.
The English translation says "love", so why do we use the continuous tense seviyor instead of the simple present (aorist) sever?
In Turkish, verbs that express states of mind or feelings, like sevmek (to love) or istemek (to want), are commonly used with the present continuous -iyor suffix, even for general facts. Using sever is possible, but seviyor is much more natural for expressing an active, ongoing feeling.
Why isn't there an apostrophe in Almanlar since Alman is a proper noun?
In Turkish punctuation rules, the plural suffix -lar or -ler is a major exception when added to proper nouns. We never use an apostrophe before it, and we don't use apostrophes for any other suffixes that might attach after it either.
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