Breakdown of Ben barkod bilgisini telefonuma kaydediyorum.
ben
I
benim
my
telefon
the phone
kaydetmek
to save
Questions & Answers about Ben barkod bilgisini telefonuma kaydediyorum.
How is the compound barkod bilgisi formed? Why does bilgi take a suffix but barkod does not?
In Turkish noun-noun compounds, the first noun (modifier) remains uninflected, and the second (head noun) takes a third-person possessive suffix. Here, barkod (“barcode”) modifies bilgi (“information”), so bilgi gets -si to become barkod bilgisi (“barcode’s information” or “barcode information”).
Why does barkod bilgisi become barkod bilgisini in this sentence?
Because it’s a definite direct object. Turkish marks a specific object with the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü, here -ni (after vowel harmony and consonant assimilation), yielding barkod bilgisini.
How do the suffixes in telefonuma work?
telefonuma = telefon (phone) + -um (my) + -a (to). The possessive suffix -um makes it “my phone,” and the dative suffix -a gives “to my phone” in one word.
What are the parts of kaydediyorum, and why does the t change to d?