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Dönüşte annem bize “Afiyet olsun” deyip sıcak çorba koydu; biz de gün boyu gördüğümüz hayvanları anlattık.
Meaning
When we got back, my mother served us hot soup saying “Enjoy your meal,” and we told her about the animals we had seen all day.
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Breakdown of Dönüşte annem bize “Afiyet olsun” deyip sıcak çorba koydu; biz de gün boyu gördüğümüz hayvanları anlattık.
sıcak
hot
benim
my
biz
we
de
also
Questions & Answers about Dönüşte annem bize “Afiyet olsun” deyip sıcak çorba koydu; biz de gün boyu gördüğümüz hayvanları anlattık.
What does Dönüşte mean here?
It means on the way back, upon returning, or when we got back.
It comes from:
- dönüş = return
- -te = the locative ending, meaning in / at / on
So Dönüşte literally means at the return, but in natural English it is usually on the way back or when we returned.
The -te form appears instead of -de because of consonant harmony: ş is voiceless, so the suffix becomes -te.
Why is it annem and not benim annem?
Because annem already means my mother.
Breakdown:
- anne = mother
- -m = my
So:
- annem = my mother
Turkish often leaves out the separate pronoun benim when the possessive suffix already makes the meaning clear.
So annem is completely natural and common.
What does bize mean, and why is it in that form?