Adresimi yazıp posta kodunu eklemeyi unutmadım.

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Breakdown of Adresimi yazıp posta kodunu eklemeyi unutmadım.

• yazmak: to write
• eklemek: to add
• unutmak: to forget

Questions & Answers about Adresimi yazıp posta kodunu eklemeyi unutmadım.

What does the suffix -ıp in yazıp do? Is it just “and”?

The suffix -ıp/-ip/-up/-üp makes a converb (a verb-like linker) meaning “and (then)” or “having done X, (then) …”. So yazıp means “writing (it) and then…”. It implies sequence and tight connection, more compact than using ve with two finite verbs. Here it links “writing my address” to the main clause “I didn’t forget to add the postal code.”

Why is it adresimi and not just adresim?

Adresim = “my address.” When it’s a definite direct object of a verb (here, of yazmak “to write”), Turkish marks it with the accusative: adresimi. Without the accusative, adresim yazdım would be ungrammatical; with non-possessed nouns the contrast is clearer: adres yazdım (“I wrote an address, some address”) vs adresi yazdım (“I wrote the address [a specific one]”). With a possessed object like adresim, the accusative becomes adresimi.

Why is it posta kodunu with that extra -n-?

Posta kodu is a compound noun (“postal code”), where kodu carries the 3rd-person possessive suffix (kod-u “its code”). When you add a case suffix (like the accusative) to a possessed noun, you insert a buffer -n-: kodu-nu. So: posta kodu (postal code) → accusative → posta kodunu.

Why does eklemeyi use -meyi and not the dictionary form eklemek?