Soruyu

Soruyu is the definite accusative form of the Turkish noun soru, meaning “the question.” In Turkish, the direct object of a verb is marked by the accusative suffix, which takes -ı, -i, -u, or -ü depending on vowel harmony. When the object ends in a vowel, a linking consonant y is inserted, producing forms such as soruyu.

The form soruyu signals that a specific, identifiable question is being referred to as the object of the action. For example, in phrases like “Bu soruyu öğretmene sordum” (I asked this question to the teacher) or “Sorduğum soruyu cevapladı” (He answered the question I asked), soruyu functions as the direct object of the verbs sordum and cevapladı, respectively. In contrast, the indefinite form would use a different construction, such as bir soru, with the appropriate accusative marking when the noun is made definite in context (bir soruyu, the one question).

Related plural form is soruları, meaning “the questions” as the direct object. Turkish uses similar suffixal patterns for possessives and other cases, so sorunun (of the question) or soruların (of the questions) illustrate how the base noun changes across grammatical roles.

Overall, soruyu is a typical example of Turkish definiteness and case marking in a noun that denotes a specific object within a sentence.