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Is oturmak a verb that always takes the dative case? Or is there another reason this is "nereye" instead of "nerede"?
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I was hoping I'd find a definitive answer here, but my guess is that the dative is used because it's talking about the act of sitting [oneself] down (i.e. movement) as opposed to being seated.
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How do you tell that this isn't saying "Where will he/she seat the guests?"?
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that would be "oturtmak" not "oturmak" . Turkish almost always distinguishes between transitive and intransitive verbs.
"Where will he/she seat the guests?": Misafirleri nereye oturtacak?
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Thanks Selcen! Very clear explanation - have some lingots :D
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"Misafiler nerede oturacak?" = Where will the guests be seated/be sitting?
Is that correct?
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That would be 'Misafirler nerede oturuyor olacak?'.
'Misafirler nerede oturacak?' would be 'Where will the guests sit?' again. But here 'sit' would be in the stative form whereas in the given sentence it is in the dynamic form. Same rule applies to the Turkish versions. To be clear, 'to be seated/be sitting' could be used.
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Good question!
After sitting down misafirler will be sitting.
Could you say 'nerede oturacak'.?
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It is explained above. Dativ case is used when they are not yet sitting. It is dynamic. Locative is used when they are already sitting. It is static.
