Word
Duvarı örmeden önce çimentoyu su ile karıştırdım.
Meaning
I mixed the cement with water before laying the wall.
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Questions & Answers about Duvarı örmeden önce çimentoyu su ile karıştırdım.
Why is duvarı in the accusative case?
Because duvarı is the definite direct object of the verb örmek (“to build/lay”). In Turkish, when you have a specific object, you mark it with the accusative suffix -(y)ı/-(y)i/-(y)u/-(y)ü according to vowel harmony. Here duvar + -ı = duvarı, meaning “the wall.”
What does örmeden önce mean, and how does that construction work?
The form verb stem + -meden literally means “without doing [verb]”, but when you add önce (“before”) it becomes “before doing [verb].”
- ör- = build/lay
- -me- = negative
- -den = ablative
- önce = before
So örmeden önce = “before building.” Without önce, örmeden just means “without building.”
Why is çimentoyu marked with -yu?
Çimentoyu is the definite direct object of karıştırmak (“to mix”). Turkish marks definite/direct objects with the accusative suffix -(y)u/ü/ı/i. Here çimento + -yu = çimentoyu, meaning “the cement.”