Word
Maşayı kullanmadan sıcak tepsiyi tutma.
Meaning
Don’t hold the hot tray without using the tongs.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Maşayı kullanmadan sıcak tepsiyi tutma.
sıcak
hot
kullanmak
to use
tepsi
the tray
-madan
without
Questions & Answers about Maşayı kullanmadan sıcak tepsiyi tutma.
What does kullanmadan mean, and how is it formed?
It comes from the verb kullanmak meaning to use.
The form breaks down like this:
- kullan- = verb stem
- -ma- = negation
- -dan / -den = part of the without doing structure
So kullanmadan means without using.
This -madan / -meden form is very common in Turkish for saying without doing something:
- yemeden = without eating
- bakmadan = without looking
- sormadan = without asking
Why do both maşayı and tepsiyi have endings on them?
Because both are direct objects of verbs:
- maşayı is the object of kullanmak → using the tongs
- tepsiyi is the object of tutmak → holding the tray
In Turkish, a specific/definite direct object usually takes the accusative ending.
So:
- maşa → maşayı
- tepsi → tepsiyi
An English speaker may think there is only one object in the sentence, but Turkish sees this as having two different verb ideas:
- using the tongs
- holding the tray
Each verb has its own object.
What kind of form is tutma here?