Breakdown of Ben televizyonun sesini ayarlıyorum.
ben
I
ayarlamak
to adjust
televizyon
the television
ses
the volume
Questions & Answers about Ben televizyonun sesini ayarlıyorum.
Why does televizyon become televizyonun here?
In Turkish, when one noun “owns” or is related to another, the possessor takes a genitive suffix. So televizyonun means “of the television” or “the television’s.” The genitive suffix is -in/-ın/-un/-ün, chosen by vowel harmony; here -un attaches to televizyon.
Why do we see sesini instead of just ses?
Two things happen to ses (“sound” or “volume”):
- It’s possessed by the television, so it needs a possessive suffix for third person (-i/-ı/-u/-ü).
- It’s a definite object (we’re talking about “the volume” of that TV), so it takes the accusative case, which also uses -i/-ı/-u/-ü.
Because both roles use the same vowel-harmonized form, we get ses- -i → sesini.
Can you break down ayarlıyorum for me?
Certainly. ayarlıyorum =
• root ayarla- “to adjust/set”
• continuous aspect -yor- (present progressive)
• first-person singular ending -um
So ayarla + yor + um = ayarlıyorum, meaning “I am adjusting.”
Is Ben necessary at the beginning, or can it be dropped?