Ben metne dipnot ekliyorum.

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Breakdown of Ben metne dipnot ekliyorum.

• eklemek: to add
• metin: the text
• -e: to

Questions & Answers about Ben metne dipnot ekliyorum.

What grammatical case is shown by metne, and why do we use it here?

metne is the dative case, used to indicate the indirect object or the “target” of an action. In English we say “to the text.”
• Root: metin (“text”)
• Dative suffix: -e → metine
• Colloquial contraction: the extra i often drops → metne
Use the dative when something is being added or moved to something.

Why doesn’t dipnot have an accusative ending like -u or -ı?

Turkish marks definite (specific) direct objects with the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü. When the object is indefinite or generic, you can leave it unmarked (zero marking). Here dipnot (“a footnote”) is indefinite.
If you meant that particular footnote, you would say dipnotu ekliyorum.

How is the verb ekliyorum formed?

It breaks down into three parts:
1) Root ekle- (“to attach/add”)
2) Present continuous tense -iyor- → ekliyor (“is attaching”)
3) 1st person singular ending -um → ekliyorum (“I am attaching” / “I add”)
Note on vowel harmony: ekle + -iyor becomes ekliyor (the stem’s e drops before -iyor-).

Do I have to include ben at the beginning?