Breakdown of Limon ve nane şerbeti, yazın öğleden sonra serinletici bir ikram olarak sunuldu.
bir
a
ve
and
olarak
as
öğleden sonra
in the afternoon
ikram
the treat
serinletici
refreshing
yazın
in summer
sunulmak
to be served
limon
the lemon
nane
the mint
şerbet
the sherbet
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Questions & Answers about Limon ve nane şerbeti, yazın öğleden sonra serinletici bir ikram olarak sunuldu.
What does şerbeti mean, and why does it have the -i suffix?
Şerbet means “a sweet, often fruit- or herb-based drink.” The -i here is the third-person singular possessive suffix, turning şerbet into “its sherbet.” Together limon ve nane şerbeti literally means “the sherbet of lemon and mint,” i.e. “lemon and mint sherbet.”
Why is there a comma after şerbeti?
In Turkish, commas can set off introductory or topic phrases from the rest of the sentence. Here limon ve nane şerbeti is the topic (what we’re talking about), and it’s separated by a comma from the time and manner information that follows.
What case is yazın, and why is it used instead of yazda?
Yazın is the genitive form of yaz (“summer”). Although yazda (locative) also means “in summer,” the genitive yazın is often used adverbially to mean “in the summer months” or simply “in summer” as a time expression.
How is öğleden sonra formed, and what does it mean?
Öğle means “noon” or “midday.” Adding the ablative suffix -den gives öğleden, “from midday.” Sonra means “after.” Together öğleden sonra literally is “after midday,” i.e. “in the afternoon.”
What kind of word is serinletici, and how is it formed?
Serinletici is an adjective meaning “refreshing.” It comes from the verb serinletmek (“to make something cool/refreshing”). The suffix -ici/-ıcı converts verbs into adjectives indicating something that causes the action.
What does ikram mean in this context?
İkram means “a treat,” “a complimentary offering,” or “hospitality.” In cafes or at events, ikram is the free or graciously offered food or drink given to guests.
What is the role of olarak in the sentence?
Olarak means “as” or “in the capacity of.” It turns serinletici bir ikram (“a refreshing treat”) into an adverbial phrase serinletici bir ikram olarak, “as a refreshing treat.”
How is sunuldu formed, and what tense/voice does it represent?
The verb stem is sun- (“to present, to serve”). The suffix -ul makes it passive (“to be served”), and -du is the simple past tense marker. So sunuldu means “was served.”
Why is there no explicit agent (like “they” or “the staff”) mentioned in the sentence?
Because the verb is in the passive voice (sunuldu), the doer of the action (the agent) is either unknown or deemed unimportant and is omitted. The focus is on what was served and when, not on who served it.
Why does the verb appear at the end of the sentence?
Turkish is typically a subject-object-verb (SOV) language. Adverbials of time (yazın öğleden sonra) and manner (serinletici bir ikram olarak) come before the verb (sunuldu), which closes the sentence.