Breakdown of Atlara temiz kuru ot sermek onların rahat uyumasını sağlar.
uyumak
to sleep
temiz
clean
onların
their
sağlamak
to ensure
Questions & Answers about Atlara temiz kuru ot sermek onların rahat uyumasını sağlar.
Why is atlara in the dative case? I expected something like atları.
Atlara is at + plural -lar + dative -a, so it means to the horses / for the horses.
With sermek here, the thing being spread is ot (hay / grass), and the horses are the ones it is spread for. So:
- Atlara ... ot sermek = to spread hay for the horses
- Ot is the thing being laid out
- Atlara shows the target/beneficiary
If you said atları, that would be the accusative form the horses, which would make it sound like the horses themselves are the direct object.
What exactly does sermek mean in this sentence?
Sermek means to spread, lay out, strew.
In this sentence, it refers to laying out bedding material or hay for the horses. So temiz kuru ot sermek is something like:
- to spread clean, dry hay
- to lay down clean, dry hay
It is not about feeding them here; it is about preparing a comfortable place.
Why are temiz and kuru both before ot? Is there a word for and missing?