Bunu

Bunu is a Turkish demonstrative pronoun used as the direct object in a sentence. It is the accusative form of bu, the determiner meaning “this,” and it refers to a specific item that is close to the speaker. In Turkish, demonstratives inflect for case, and bu takes the object form when the thing it refers to is the target of the action.

Form and usage. Bunu is typically formed by combining the demonstrative bu with the accusative marker, following Turkish vowel harmony. It can stand alone as the object of a verb, as in “Bunu gördüm” (I saw this). It can also appear in questions, such as “Bunu mu yaptın?” (Did you do this?). In addition to bunu, other related forms include şunu (that one near the listener) and onu (that one far away or previously mentioned). These forms serve the same grammatical function for different proximate references.

Grammatical role. Bunu marks the direct object and does not carry conjunctions or articles in Turkish. The noun it stands for may be explicit in the sentence (“Bu elbise çok güzel; bunu alacağım” — This dress is very nice; I will take this one) or understood from context. Turkish typically attaches the accusative suffix to nouns (kitabı, çantayı); when the object is a pronoun, the pronoun plus the accusative marker yields forms like bunu.

See also. Turkish grammar, demonstratives, pronouns, and case marking.