Mendilimi sana vereyim, gözyaşını silersin.

Let me give you my tissue; you can wipe your tears.

Breakdown of Mendilimi sana vereyim, gözyaşını silersin.

• benim: my
• senin: your
• vermek: to give
• sana: you

Questions & Answers about Mendilimi sana vereyim, gözyaşını silersin.

What exactly does the ending -imi in mendilimi mean?

Mendilimi is made of three parts:

• mendil – handkerchief
• -im – my (1st person singular possessive)
• -i – accusative case (definite direct object marker)

So:

• mendilim = my handkerchief (subject or object, but not specifically marked as definite object)
• mendilimi = my handkerchief as a definite object (I will give my handkerchief – this particular one)

English doesn’t mark “definite object” on the noun, but Turkish does, which is why the extra -i is there.

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Why is it sana and not seni?

Both sana and seni mean “you”, but they’re different cases:

• sana = to you (dative case)
• seni = you as a direct object (accusative case)

The verb vermek (to give) usually takes:

• something (accusative)
• to someone (dative)

So:

• Mendilimi sana vereyim = Let me give my handkerchief to you
  
  • mendilimi = what is given (direct object, accusative)
  • sana = to whom it is given (indirect object, dative)

If you said Mendilimi seni vereyim, it would be ungrammatical.

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What kind of verb form is ? Is it future, subjunctive, or something else?