Word
Kanepe minderlerini çıkarıp temizleyelim.
Meaning
Let’s take off the sofa cushions and clean them.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Kanepe minderlerini çıkarıp temizleyelim.
temizlemek
to clean
kanepe
the sofa
minder
the cushion
çıkarmak
to take off
Questions & Answers about Kanepe minderlerini çıkarıp temizleyelim.
What is the function of the suffix -ıp in çıkarıp?
The suffix -ıp is one of Turkish’s converb (short adverbial clause) endings. It attaches to the verb stem çıkar- (“remove/take off”) to link two actions by the same subject. Çıkarıp literally means “removing (them) and then…” or “after removing (them),…” and allows you to connect that action directly to what follows.
Why isn’t the suggestion suffix -elim attached to çıkar as well?
When verbs are chained with the -ıp converb, only the final verb carries the tense or mood marking. Here the hortative (suggestion) suffix -elim appears on temizle- only, giving temizleyelim “let’s clean.” So çıkarıp temizleyelim means “let’s remove (them) and clean.”
How do the suffixes -ler and -ni work in minderlerini?
- -ler is the plural marker on minder (“cushion”), forming minderler (“cushions”).
- -ni is the accusative case suffix (-i) plus a buffer n (because minderler ends in a vowel). This marks the noun as a definite, specific direct object: “the cushions.”
Why is the accusative suffix used on minderlerini? Can it be omitted?