Questions & Answers about Parka kadar yürüyorum.
Why is there an -a at the end of parka?
The -a is the dative case suffix, which tells us the direction of an action, like "to" or "towards". It attaches to park to make parka (to the park). We use -a instead of -e because the vowel in park is an 'a', which is a back vowel and dictates the ending based on Turkish vowel harmony rules.
Does kadar always need the -a or -e ending on the word before it?
The translation says "I walk", but doesn't the -yor suffix mean "I am walking"?
Yes, yürüyorum literally means "I am walking". However, in Turkish, the present continuous tense (-yor) is used much more broadly than in English. It is often used to describe daily routines or general facts, so it frequently translates to the English simple present ("I walk").
Why doesn't the verb have a linking vowel before the -yor suffix?
The root of the verb is yürü (walk). Usually, when adding the present continuous suffix -yor, you need a linking vowel (like -ı, -i, -u, or -ü). But because yürü already ends in a vowel, you just attach -yor directly to get yürüyor, and then add -um to show that "I" am doing the walking.
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