Hastanede asistanlık yapmak zor bir görev.

to be

Breakdown of Hastanede asistanlık yapmak zor bir görev.

• bir: a
• yapmak: to do
• zor: difficult

Questions & Answers about Hastanede asistanlık yapmak zor bir görev.

What does Hastanede mean and how is it formed?

Hastanede means “in/at the hospital.” It’s formed by taking the noun hastane (“hospital”) and adding the locative suffix -de, which marks “at” or “in.” Because of vowel harmony, hastane (last vowel “e”) takes -de (the “e” variant).

What is asistanlık and how does it differ from asistan?

Asistan means “assistant” (the person). By adding the suffix -lık, which creates an abstract noun or denotes a profession, you get asistanlık, meaning “assistantship,” “residency,” or “the act/state of being an assistant.”

Why do we use yapmak after asistanlık? Isn’t asistanlık already a noun?

Yes, asistanlık is a noun, but in Turkish you often combine a noun with yapmak (“to do/make”) to form a verbal phrase meaning “to perform that noun.”
• asistanlık yapmak = “to do an assistantship” = “to work as an assistant.”

Why is there no word for “is” (the copula) in Hastanede asistanlık yapmak zor bir görev?

In Turkish, the present-tense copula (i)dür is usually dropped in everyday and written language. So you simply state X zor bir görev, and it’s understood as “X is a difficult task.”

What role does bir play in ? Could you omit it?