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Misafirler gelmeden sürahiyi suyla dolduruverdim.
Meaning
I quickly filled the pitcher with water before the guests arrived.
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Breakdown of Misafirler gelmeden sürahiyi suyla dolduruverdim.
su
the water
ile
with
misafir
the guest
gelmek
to arrive
Questions & Answers about Misafirler gelmeden sürahiyi suyla dolduruverdim.
What does gelmeden mean, and how is it formed?
It comes from gelmek = to come.
Breakdown:
- gel- = come
- -meden = a converb ending, the vowel-harmony form of -madan/-meden
Its basic idea is without coming, but in time expressions it very often corresponds to before coming or before someone came/comes.
So here Misafirler gelmeden is understood as before the guests came.
Why is there no separate word for before here?
Because -meden can already express that idea by itself in many sentences.
So both of these are natural:
- Misafirler gelmeden sürahiyi suyla dolduruverdim.
- Misafirler gelmeden önce sürahiyi suyla dolduruverdim.
Adding önce makes before more explicit, but it is not required.
Why is the verb doldurmak used instead of dolmak?