pazarda

Pazarda is a Turkish locative expression meaning “in the market” or “at the market.” It is formed from the noun pazar (market) with the locative suffix -da, producing pazarda through vowel harmony. The word pazar also has historical use in Turkish to denote the market setting as well as the day Sunday in daily speech.

Etymology and context: The Turkish noun pazar is a long-standing term in the Turkic language family and is commonly believed to derive from Persian pāzār, a word for market. In Turkish, the locative form pazarda is used to indicate location and is contrasted with pazara, the form used for direction “to the market.”

Usage: Pazarda is used with verbs of existence or setting and with prepositions indicating location. Examples include: Pazarda taze sebzeler var (There are fresh vegetables at the market). Pazarda kalabalık var (There is a crowd at the market). For movement toward the market, the directional form pazara is used: Pazara gidiyorum (I am going to the market). The term can also appear in phrases describing activities at the market, such as pazarda tezgah kuruldu (a stall was set up at the market).

Related terms: Pazaryeri (marketplace), pazarcı (vendor or stallholder), and pazarlık (bargaining) are common derivatives connected to the market context. In Turkish discourse, pazarda frequently appears in everyday speech, journalism, and literature to specify location or setting.

See also: Turkish locative case, pazar (market and Sunday), bazaar as a cognate concept in other languages.