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Questions & Answers about Radyo frekansını ince ayarlıyorum.
Why does frekansını have two “-ı” parts (i.e. frekans-ı-nı)?
In Turkish, frekans (“frequency”) first takes the 3rd‑person‑singular possessive -ı to mean “radio’s frequency” (→ radyo frekansı). Since that possessed noun is also a definite direct object, you then add the accusative suffix -nı. So you get frekans‑ı‑nı which contracts to frekansını.
How do I know which vowel (ı, i, u, ü) goes in the accusative suffix -I?
Turkish vowel‑harmony rules choose the suffix vowel based on the last vowel of the noun stem. Because frekans contains the back vowel a, you use the back‑unrounded suffix -ı. If the last vowel had been e, you’d use -i, etc.
What role does ince play in ince ayarlıyorum? Is it an adjective or adverb?
Although ince literally means “thin” or “fine” as an adjective, here it modifies the verb ayarlamak (“to adjust”) and functions adverbially: “to fine‑tune.” In Turkish you can place an adjective directly before a verb to give it an adverbial sense.
Why is there a y in ayarlıyorum? Why not ayarıyorum?
The verb stem is ayarla- (from ayar “setting” + verbalizing -la). Since this stem ends in a vowel, Turkish inserts a buffer consonant y before the progressive suffix -yor, yielding ayarla‑yor‑um.
What tense and person does ayarlıyorum express?
Ayarlıyorum is the 1st‑person singular present‑continuous (progressive) form:
stem ayarla- + progressive -yor + 1st‑person -um → “I am adjusting/fine‑tuning.”
Could I also say radyo’nun frekansını ince ayarlıyorum? Would it change the meaning?
Yes. Radyo’nun frekansını uses the genitive (radyo’nun) + possessive (frekans-ı) + accusative (-nı) construction (“the radio’s frequency”). It means exactly the same as radyo frekansını, just a bit more explicit or formal.