Breakdown of Bugünkü çizelgeyi kontrol ettikten sonra kahve yapıyorum.
bugün
today
yapmak
to make
sonra
after
kahve
the coffee
Questions & Answers about Bugünkü çizelgeyi kontrol ettikten sonra kahve yapıyorum.
What does “Bugünkü” mean exactly, and why isn’t it “bugünki”?
Bugünkü means “today’s.” It’s bugün (today) + the suffix -ki, which makes an adjective meaning “the one belonging to/related to X.”
Spelling note: The suffix is normally written as -ki and does not follow vowel harmony, but there are two common exceptions where it appears as -kü: bugünkü and dünkü. So “bugünki” is incorrect; it must be bugünkü.
Why is it “çizelgeyi” with -yi at the end?
Because çizelge is a specific/definite direct object (“today’s schedule”), it takes the accusative. The accusative is the -(y)ı/i/u/ü suffix; here it becomes -yi:
- çizelge
- -i → we need a buffer consonant -y- (since the noun ends in a vowel) → çizelgeyi. The vowel is i because of vowel harmony (front, unrounded).
What exactly is the “-dikten sonra” part doing?
It forms a temporal clause meaning “after doing X.”
- Base verb + -dik (a nominalizer) + -ten/-dan (ablative) + sonra (“after”).
- In our sentence: kontrol et-
- -dik
- -ten
- sonra → “after checking.” “Sonra” is a postposition that usually requires the noun before it to be in the ablative, hence -ten.
- -ten
- -dik