Turkish grammar: Vurgulu cümle yapıları

What this grammar point covers

In Turkish, 'vurgulu cümle yapıları' are sentence structures used to emphasize a specific part of a sentence. By changing the word order, you can highlight what is most important.

When to use it

Use these structures when you want to stress or highlight a particular word or idea in your sentence, such as who did something, what was done, or when/where something happened.

Key forms

• Emphasized element comes just before the verb.
• Normal word order: Subject – Object – Verb.
• Emphasized word: [Emphasis] + [other elements] + Verb.

Examples

Tips

• Place the word you want to emphasize right before the verb.
• Don't change the verb position; the verb usually stays at the end.
• Avoid emphasizing more than one element in the same sentence.