🦻 Çünkü onun kulakları çok büyük ve uzun.
Because his/her ears are very big and long.
👂 kulakları – ears
📏 büyük – big
📏 uzun – long
Verb: büyük (adjective, no suffix)

⚠️ Bu hafta işler tehlikeliydi.
This week, work was dangerous.
📅 hafta – week
💼 işler – jobs
⚠️ tehlikeli – dangerous
Verb: tehlikeli-ydi

• -ydi (past tense copula “was”)

🌍 Çünkü dün deprem oldu.
Because yesterday there was an earthquake.
🕰️ dün – yesterday
🌍 deprem – earthquake
Verb: ol-du

• *ol-* (root “to happen”)

• *-du* (simple past tense)

😨 Korktun mu?
Were you scared?
😨 kork – fear
Verb: kork-tu-n

• kork- (root “to fear”)

• *-tu* (past tense)

• *-n* (2nd person singular “you”)

📍 Deprem esnasında neredeydin?
Where were you during the earthquake?
🌍 deprem – earthquake
⏳ esnasında – during
📍 nerede – where
Verb: nerede-ydi-n

• -ydi (past tense of “to be”)

• *-n* (2nd person “you”)

🏠 Evler sağlam mı?
Are the houses sturdy?
🏘️ evler – houses
🛡️ sağlam – sturdy
Verb: Implied “are” (no explicit verb)

🏡 Oturduğun ev kaç yaşında?
How old is the house you live in?
🏠 ev – house
🎂 yaş – age
Verb: otur-duk-un

• otur- (root “to live/sit”)

• -duk (past participle)

• *-un* (2nd person possessive “your”)

🌪️ İlk deprem tecrüben mi?
Was this your first earthquake experience?
1️⃣ ilk – first
🌍 deprem – earthquake
📝 tecrübe – experience
Verb: Implied “was” (no explicit verb)

🔮 İnsanlar depremleri tahmin edemez.
People cannot predict earthquakes.
👥 insanlar – people
🌍 depremler – earthquakes
🔮 tahmin – prediction
Verb: tahmin et-e-mez

• tahmin et- (root “to predict”)

• *-e* (ability suffix “can”)

• -mez (negative “cannot”)