Aşk bazen insanı üzer.

sometimes

Breakdown of Aşk bazen insanı üzer.

• insan: the person
• üzmek: to upset
• aşk: love

Questions & Answers about Aşk bazen insanı üzer.

What does each word in Aşk bazen insanı üzer mean?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• aşk = love
• bazen = sometimes
• insanı = the person / a person / people in a general human sense, as the object
• üzer = upsets, saddens, causes distress

So the structure is basically:

• Aşk = subject
• bazen = adverb
• insanı = object
• üzer = verb

Why is it insanı and not just insan?

Because insan is the direct object of the verb üzmek.

In Turkish, direct objects are often marked with the accusative ending when they are specific or grammatically treated as a definite object. Here, insan + ı = insanı.

So:

• insan = person / human
• insanı = the person / the human, as a direct object

In this sentence, insanı is used in a generalizing way, something like a person or people/human beings in general.

Why does insanı seem to mean people in general if it has the accusative ending?