Word
Gönderici, alıcıdan onay alınmadan paket yollamadı.
Meaning
The sender didn’t send the package without the recipient’s approval.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Gönderici, alıcıdan onay alınmadan paket yollamadı.
-dan
from
-madan
without
onay
the approval
alınmak
to be taken
Questions & Answers about Gönderici, alıcıdan onay alınmadan paket yollamadı.
What is the function of the suffix -madan in alınmadan?
The suffix -madan (or -meden after front vowels) means “without doing X.” It attaches to a verb stem and turns it into an adverbial clause.
- Here alınmak is the passive verb “to be received.”
- alınmadan literally = “without being received.”
Why is alınmadan in the passive voice instead of the active almadan?
Because the person receiving the approval is the recipient, not the sender.
- Almak = someone actively takes/receives.
- Alınmak = the action is done to the subject (“to be taken/received”).
Since the sender did not receive the approval, we express “without approval being received” with the passive alınmadan.
Why is alıcıdan in the ablative case with -dan?
The ablative -dan/-den means “from.”
- alıcı = “recipient”
- alıcıdan onay = “approval from the recipient.”
We need -dan to show the source of the approval.
Why is there a comma after Gönderici?