Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar

Questions 269
(112) Semra’ya aldığın hediye hani?
‘So where’s the present you bought for Semra?’
Hani can be used in combination with the inflected forms of nere- Hani and nere- are
usually adjacent:
(113) Semra’ya aldığın hediye hani nerede?
‘So where’s the present you bought for Semra?’
Constructions with hani at the beginning of a sentence and nere- at the end are also
acceptable:
(114) Hani bana vereceğin para nerede?
‘So where is the money you were going to give me?’
Hani can also be used with other wh-phrases, in order to question the validity of a
statement or to show disbelief:
(115) Hani ne zaman yaptın dersini?
‘When did you do your homework, then?’
(116) Hani kim görmüş çocukların camlara taş attığını?
‘So who saw the children throw stones at the windows, then?’
For the discourse-connective function of hani see 28.3.12.
19.5.2 Acaba
acaba indicates doubt or curiosity, and is roughly equivalent to ‘I wonder (if)’ in English.
It can be used in wh-questions and yes/no questions, both verbal and nominal. It is
generally placed either at the beginning or the end of a sentence, but can also occur in
other positions (23.2.2).
(117) Acaba misafirler saat kaçta gelecek?
‘I wonder what time the guests will arrive.’
(118) Semra’ya hediye alsam mı acaba?
‘I wonder if I should buy a present for Semra.’
For the usage of acaba with deliberative -sA see 21.4.4.4.
19.5.3 yoksa
yoksa as an inferential connective (28.3.7) is typically used in yes/no questions. It
indicates a sudden realization on the speaker’s part that the situation might be different
from what s/he expected:
(119) Yoksa çocuklara daha yemek vermedin mi?
‘Haven’t you fed the children yet, then?’
(120) Eski halılarını satıyor musun yoksa?
‘Are you selling your old carpets, then?’