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Marulu kaselere paylaştırdım; annem de salatanın üstüne zeytinyağı döktü.
Meaning
I divided the lettuce into bowls; my mother also poured olive oil over the salad.
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Breakdown of Marulu kaselere paylaştırdım; annem de salatanın üstüne zeytinyağı döktü.
benim
my
de
also
-nın
of
-lere
to
Questions & Answers about Marulu kaselere paylaştırdım; annem de salatanın üstüne zeytinyağı döktü.
Why is it marulu and not just marul?
Because marulu has the accusative ending -u, which usually marks a definite or specific direct object in Turkish.
- marul = lettuce
- marulu = the lettuce / a specific lettuce
So here the speaker is talking about a particular lettuce that was distributed. If you said marul paylaştırdım, it would sound more like I distributed lettuce in a more general or non-specific sense.
What does kaselere mean, and how is it formed?
Kaselere breaks down like this:
- kase = bowl
- -ler = plural
- -e = dative case, often meaning to, into, or toward
So kaselere means to the bowls or into the bowls.
In this sentence, it shows where the lettuce was distributed.
What exactly does paylaştırdım mean?