Memur belgeye damga vurdu.

The clerk stamped the document.

Breakdown of Memur belgeye damga vurdu.

• belge: the document
• vurmak: to hit
• memur: the clerk
• damga: the stamp

Questions & Answers about Memur belgeye damga vurdu.

What does memur mean exactly?

Memur usually means official, clerk, or civil servant. It often refers to someone working in an office or government-related setting.

In this sentence, it most naturally suggests the official/clerk who is processing the document.

Why is it belgeye and not belgeyi?

Because the verb expression damga vurmak normally takes the thing receiving the stamp in the dative case, not the accusative.

• belgeye = to/on the document
• belgeyi = the document as a direct object

So Turkish treats this more like put a stamp onto the document than simply stamp the document.

What does the ending -ye mean here?

The ending -ye is the dative case suffix. It often means to, toward, or onto, depending on the verb.

Here:

• belge = document
• belgeye = to/on the document

The y is a buffer consonant. Since belge ends in a vowel, Turkish inserts y before the case ending.

So the pattern is:

• vowel-ending noun + dative
• belge + -(y)e -> belgeye

Is damga vurmak a fixed expression?