Breakdown of Bu soruyu Türkçe cevaplayabilmek istiyorum.
bu
this
istemek
to want
soru
the question
cevaplayabilmek
to be able to answer
Questions & Answers about Bu soruyu Türkçe cevaplayabilmek istiyorum.
What does each part of Bu soruyu Türkçe cevaplayabilmek istiyorum literally mean?
Word-by-word:
- Bu – this
- soruyu – question with accusative ending: soru (question) + -yu (definite object) → this question (as a specific object)
- Türkçe – in Turkish (literally “Turkish”, used adverbially)
- cevaplayabilmek – to be able to answer
- cevapla- – to answer
- -yAbil- – can / to be able to
- -mek – infinitive ending to …
- istiyorum – I want (present continuous form, but often just “I want” in English)
So literally: Bu (this) soruyu (the question-ACC) Türkçe (in Turkish) cevaplayabilmek (to be able to answer) istiyorum (I want).
Why is it soruyu and not just soru?