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Koç, maçtan önce iyi ısınmamızı emretti.
Meaning
The coach ordered us to warm up well before the match.
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Questions & Answers about Koç, maçtan önce iyi ısınmamızı emretti.
What exactly does ısınmamızı mean, and how is it built?
It’s a nominalized verb phrase meaning “our warming up,” used here as the direct object of the verb.
- ısın- = to warm up (intransitive, “warm oneself”)
- -ma = verbal noun/gerund (“warming up”)
- -mız = our (marks the subject of the subordinate clause as “we”)
- -ı = accusative case (because the whole phrase is the object of emretti) So, iyi ısınmamızı ≈ “our warming up well.”
Why does ısınmamızı end with the accusative -ı?
Because it’s the direct object of emretti (“ordered”). In Turkish, a nominalized verb phrase (with -ma/-me + possessive) used as a direct object is typically in the accusative: e.g., (bizim) iyi ısınmamızı emretti.
How do we know it’s “us” who should warm up?
The possessive -mız inside ısınmamızı marks the subject of the subordinate clause as “we.” You can think of it as “our warming up.” If it were “they,” it would be ısınmalarını; if “I,” ısınmamı, etc.
Can I add an explicit pronoun like bizim?
Yes: Bizim iyi ısınmamızı emretti. The genitive possessor (bizim) is optional if it’s clear from context, but you can include it for emphasis or clarity.