Breakdown of Operatör radyo sinyalini alıyor.
almak
to receive
radyo
the radio
-i
accusative
sinyal
the signal
Questions & Answers about Operatör radyo sinyalini alıyor.
Why is there no article like the or a/an in Turkish?
Turkish doesn’t use separate words for articles. Instead, definiteness is shown by case endings (and context). For example, adding the accusative suffix -i marks the radio signal as definite. Without that suffix you’d get an indefinite meaning, akin to a radio signal.
Why does sinyalini end with -ni, and what would change if I remove it?
The -ni here is the accusative case suffix -(y)i (buffer consonant n + vowel i) showing a definite object.
• With -ni (sinyalini) it means “the radio signal.”
• Without it (radyo sinyali) it would mean “a radio signal,” i.e. an indefinite object.
How do you break down sinyalini into root and suffix(es)?
sinyalini =
• sinyal (root “signal”)
• -i (3rd-person singular possessive: “its signal”)
• -ni (buffer n + accusative -i: “the signal” as a definite object)
All together it literally means “its signal” in the accusative.
Why is radyo unmarked for genitive (there’s no -nun on it)?