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Questions & Answers about Garanti belgesini saklıyorum.
Why does garanti belgesi have a -si suffix on belge?
In Turkish noun–noun compounds, the second noun takes a third-person singular possessive suffix -si to show “of” or “’s.” So garanti belgesi literally means “the certificate of guarantee,” with -si linking belge (“certificate”) to garanti (“guarantee”).
Why is -ni added to belgesi, giving belgesini?
Because saklamak is a transitive verb and here the object is definite (“the warranty certificate”), Turkish marks it with the accusative case. The accusative suffix for a noun ending in a vowel + possession suffix is -ni, so belgesi + -ni = belgesini (“the warranty certificate” as a definite object).
What does saklıyorum mean, and how is it built?
Saklıyorum is the first-person singular present-continuous form of saklamak (“to hide,” “to keep,” “to store”). It breaks down as:
• sakla- (verb root “hide/store”)
• -yor (present-continuous tense marker)
• -um (first-person singular suffix)
Together: “I am hiding/storing/keeping.”
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