Word
Bu tabloyu bilgisayarda güncelleyip e-posta ile göndereceğim.
Meaning
I will update this spreadsheet on the computer and send it by email.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Bu tabloyu bilgisayarda güncelleyip e-posta ile göndereceğim.
bu
this
göndermek
to send
bilgisayar
the computer
-da
on
Questions & Answers about Bu tabloyu bilgisayarda güncelleyip e-posta ile göndereceğim.
What does tabloyu mean, and why does it have -yu on the end?
Tabloyu is tablo + -yu.
- tablo = table, chart, spreadsheet, diagram, depending on context
- -yu = the definite/direct object ending
In this sentence, bu tabloyu means this table/chart/spreadsheet as the thing being updated and sent.
Turkish often marks a specific direct object with an accusative ending:
- tablo = a table / table in a general sense
- tabloyu = the table / this specific table
The y is a buffer consonant added because the noun ends in a vowel and the suffix begins with a vowel.
Why is there no word for I in the sentence?
Turkish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.
Here, göndereceğim means I will send. The ending -im / -ım / -um / -üm in this kind of form tells you the subject is I.
So Turkish does not need ben unless the speaker wants emphasis:
- Bu tabloyu bilgisayarda güncelleyip e-posta ile göndereceğim. = I will update this table on the computer and send it by email.
- Ben bu tabloyu... göndereceğim. = I will send it.
This sounds more emphatic.
What does mean, and why is it not or ?