Ben kitabı okudum.
English: I read the book.
- Language
- Turkish
- Level
- B2
- Unit
- Karmaşık cümle yapıları
- Practice types
- 0
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
Kitabı ben okudum.
English: It was I who read the book.
Dün sinemaya Ali gitti.
English: It was Ali who went to the cinema yesterday.
Bu yemeği annem yaptı.
English: My mother made this meal.
Arabayı Ahmet aldı.
English: Ahmet bought the car.
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.