Breakdown of Arkadaşım dosyayı her akşam yedekliyor, ben de sabah kontrol ediyorum.
ben
I
benim
my
arkadaş
the friend
her
every
Questions & Answers about Arkadaşım dosyayı her akşam yedekliyor, ben de sabah kontrol ediyorum.
Why is dosyayı in the accusative? Can’t I just say dosya?
Turkish marks specific/definite direct objects with the accusative. Here, the file is specific, so you use -ı/-i/-u/-ü.
- dosyayı yedekliyor = backs up the file (a known/specific file)
- dosya yedekliyor = backs up a file (non-specific; less likely here)
Form note: dosya + -ı → dosya-y-ı. The buffer -y- avoids two vowels touching, and vowel harmony picks -ı because the last vowel in dosya is a (back, unrounded).
What does de in ben de mean, and how is it different from bende?
- ben de (separate) = “I too / I also.” This is the additive clitic de/da. It follows vowel harmony (de after front vowels, da after back) and is written separately. It never becomes te/ta.
- bende (one word) = “on me/with me,” the locative suffix -de/-da attached to ben. This is not what you want here.
Examples:
- Ben de geldim. = I came too.
- Para bende. = The money is with me.
Why is the present continuous (-yor) used for a routine? Shouldn’t it be the aorist?