Breakdown of İş tatmini son yıllarda azaldı; tükenmişlik arttı.
son
last
yıl
the year
artmak
to increase
azalmak
to decrease
Questions & Answers about İş tatmini son yıllarda azaldı; tükenmişlik arttı.
Why is iş tatmini used here? What does tatmini mean grammatically?
İş tatmini means job satisfaction.
Grammatically, tatmin is a noun meaning satisfaction (from the verb tatmin etmek, to satisfy). The ending -i in tatmini is the 3rd person possessive suffix, so literally the phrase is something like the satisfaction of work/job.
This is a very common Turkish pattern:
- iş tatmini = job satisfaction
- hayat kalitesi = quality of life
- su sıcaklığı = water temperature
So even though English often uses two nouns directly, Turkish often builds this kind of idea with a possessive structure.
Why isn’t it iş tatmin? Why do we need the ending?
Because in Turkish, noun-noun combinations of this type usually need a specific structure. The second noun often takes the 3rd person possessive ending.
So:
- iş tatmini = job satisfaction
- not usually iş tatmin
This pattern is sometimes called the indefinite noun compound. The first noun modifies the second noun, and the second noun gets the possessive suffix.
A few more examples:
- okul müdürü = school principal
- şehir merkezi = city center
- masa örtüsü = tablecloth
What does son yıllarda mean, and why does yıllar have -da?