Breakdown of Vişneleri yıkadıktan sonra buzdolabına koydum.
koymak
to put
yıkamak
to wash
sonra
after
buzdolabı
the refrigerator
Questions & Answers about Vişneleri yıkadıktan sonra buzdolabına koydum.
What does vişneleri mean exactly, and why does it end in -leri?
Vişneleri is built from:
- vişne = sour cherry
- -ler = plural
- -i = definite direct object marker (accusative)
So vişneleri means the sour cherries as the thing being washed.
In Turkish, when a direct object is specific/definite, it usually takes the accusative ending. Here the speaker is talking about particular cherries, not just cherries in general.
Why is there an accusative ending on vişneleri?
Because vişneleri is the direct object of yıkamak (to wash) and it is definite/specific.
Compare:
- Vişne yıkadım = I washed sour cherries / some sour cherries
- Vişneleri yıkadım = I washed the sour cherries
That -i marks the object as definite.
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