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"Akşam yemeği masanın üzerinde."

Translation:Dinner is on the table.

3 years ago

10 Comments

Couldn't it simply be akşam yemeği masada?

2 years ago

Mod

Yep and this is already accepted :)

2 years ago

Why is the genitive case used with "masa" in this sentence?

3 years ago

üzeri, just like most postpositions, requires it

3 years ago

İ used "above" but i had a mistake

2 years ago

Why is it masanın not masanı?

5 months ago

The root word is "üzeri," but when conjugated why it doesn't become "üzerisinde"?

2 years ago

Mod

That is the root because there is no such word as "üzer." Basically, the root already contains the possessive suffix :)

2 years ago

Oooh. I see. Okay. Thanks again. :D

2 years ago

If we say üzerindedir, is it correct in this sentence?

6 months ago