Word
Arkadaşımı cesaretlendirebilmek için ona destek veriyorum.
Meaning
I am giving my friend support in order to be able to encourage him.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Arkadaşımı cesaretlendirebilmek için ona destek veriyorum.
benim
my
arkadaş
the friend
için
for
vermek
to give
Questions & Answers about Arkadaşımı cesaretlendirebilmek için ona destek veriyorum.
Why is arkadaşımı ending in -ı?
Because arkadaşımı is the definite direct object of cesaretlendirebilmek.
Breakdown:
- arkadaş = friend
- arkadaşım = my friend
- arkadaşımı = my friend (as a definite/specific object)
So in this sentence, arkadaşımı cesaretlendirebilmek means to be able to encourage my friend.
A useful point: in Turkish, even an infinitive like cesaretlendirebilmek can take its own object.
Why are both arkadaşımı and ona used? Aren’t they the same person?
They can refer to the same person, but they have different grammatical roles.
- arkadaşımı = the person being encouraged
- ona = the person to whom I give support
So Turkish is showing the roles for two different verb ideas:
- encourage my friend
- give support to him/her
This may feel slightly repetitive in English, but it is normal for Turkish to mark each role clearly. In context, one part could sometimes be omitted, but the full sentence is grammatical and clear.
How is cesaretlendirebilmek built?