Word
Ben evde kalmakta ısrar ediyorum.
Meaning
I insist on staying at home.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Ben evde kalmakta ısrar ediyorum.
Is Ben necessary here?
No. The ending -um in ediyorum already shows the subject is first person singular. Evde kalmakta ısrar ediyorum is fully natural. Using Ben adds emphasis or contrast, as in “I (as opposed to others) insist.”
Why is it kalmakta and not kalmaya?
Because ısrar etmek selects a complement in the locative case (think “insist in/on something”). With a verb, the locative is formed on the infinitive: -mak + -ta/-te → -makta/-mekte.
Dative -a/-e (as in -maya/-meye) is used with other verbs like başlamak (to start), çalışmak (to try), etc., but not with ısrar etmek.
Can I say evde kalmayı ısrar ediyorum?
No. Israr etmek is intransitive and does not take a direct object in the accusative (-ı/-i/-u/-ü). You say:
- X’te/-ta ısrar etmek (insist on X), e.g., evde kalmakta ısrar etmek.
- With a plain noun: Bu fikirde ısrar ediyorum (I insist on this idea).
What does the suffix -makta literally mean here?