Word
Şirket asılsız iddiayı hemen yalanladı.
Meaning
The company immediately denied the unfounded claim.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Şirket asılsız iddiayı hemen yalanladı.
hemen
immediately
şirket
the company
iddia
the claim
asılsız
unfounded; baseless
Questions & Answers about Şirket asılsız iddiayı hemen yalanladı.
Why is iddiayı marked with -yı?
Because iddiayı is the definite direct object of the verb.
The base noun is iddia = claim / allegation.
In Turkish, when a direct object is specific or definite, it usually takes the accusative ending.
- iddia = a claim / claim in general
- iddiayı = the claim / that specific claim
The extra y is a buffer consonant. Turkish inserts y when a vowel-final noun takes a vowel-initial suffix:
- iddia + ı → iddiayı
So here, asılsız iddiayı means the baseless claim/allegation as a specific object.
Why is it Şirket and not bir şirket?
Şirket here means the company or company depending on context.
Turkish often leaves nouns without an article, because Turkish does not have a word exactly like English the. A bare noun can be understood as definite from context.
- Şirket = company / the company
- bir şirket = a company, one company
In this sentence, Şirket is the subject, and it is naturally understood as the company from context.
What does asılsız literally mean?