Breakdown of Yemekten sonra sarımsak kokusu kaldı; rendeyi ve doğrama tahtasını hemen yıkadım.
ve
and
yemek
the meal
hemen
immediately
yıkamak
to wash
Questions & Answers about Yemekten sonra sarımsak kokusu kaldı; rendeyi ve doğrama tahtasını hemen yıkadım.
Why is it Yemekten sonra and not yemek sonra?
Because sonra is a postposition that takes its complement in the ablative case. The pattern is: X + ablative + sonra = “after X.”
- yemek + -den → yemekten (the d becomes t after the voiceless k)
- Other examples: dersten sonra (after class), işten sonra (after work)
What exactly does sarımsak kokusu mean? Why the -su?
sarımsak kokusu is a noun–noun compound meaning “garlic smell” or “the smell of garlic.” The -sU on koku is the 3rd person possessive used as a compound marker in such constructions.
- General, type-of relation: sarımsak kokusu = “garlic smell” (not one specific garlic’s smell)
- Specific possessor: sarımsağın kokusu = “the smell of the garlic (clove/head)”
Who/what is the subject of kaldı? There’s no “it” in Turkish.
The subject is sarımsak kokusu. Turkish doesn’t need a dummy “it.” The verb kal-dı is 3rd person singular past (“remained”), agreeing with sarımsak kokusu.
Why are rendeyi and doğrama tahtasını in the accusative (-i)?