Word
Toplantıda espri yapmak istemiyorum.
Meaning
I don’t want to make a joke in the meeting.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Toplantıda espri yapmak istemiyorum.
istemek
to want
toplantı
the meeting
espri yapmak
to make a joke
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Questions & Answers about Toplantıda espri yapmak istemiyorum.
What does the suffix in toplantıda mean?
The suffix -da/-de/-ta/-te is the locative case, meaning in/at/on. So toplantıda means in/at the meeting. With events like meetings, English often says at, but Turkish uses the locative.
Why is it -da (not -de, -ta, or -te) in toplantıda?
Two harmonies apply:
- Vowel harmony: last vowel is ı (back), so choose -da (not -de).
- Consonant voicing: the noun ends in a vowel, so the suffix starts with d (after a voiceless consonant it would be t, e.g., parkta, ofiste, evde).
Can I omit the subject pronoun ben?
Yes. The ending -um in istemiyorum already marks 1st person singular. Ben toplantıda espri yapmak istemiyorum is fine for emphasis on I.
What’s the morphological breakdown of istemiyorum?