Word
Hemşire iğneyi dikkatle çıkardı.
Meaning
The nurse removed the needle carefully.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hemşire iğneyi dikkatle çıkardı.
dikkatle
carefully
hemşire
the nurse
çıkarmak
to remove
iğne
a physical needle
Questions & Answers about Hemşire iğneyi dikkatle çıkardı.
What does the ending -yi on iğneyi do?
It marks iğne as the direct object of the verb, and specifically a definite/specific one.
- iğne = needle
- iğneyi = the needle / the specific needle
In Turkish, direct objects are often marked with the accusative suffix when they are definite or specific.
Why is it iğneyi and not just iğnei?
Because Turkish inserts a buffer consonant -y- between two vowels.
The accusative suffix is basically -(y)ı / -(y)i / -(y)u / -(y)ü.
Since iğne ends in a vowel, you need the buffer y:
- iğne + i → iğneyi
Without that y, the word would be awkward to pronounce.
Why is the accusative suffix -i here and not -ı, -u, or -ü?
Because of vowel harmony.
The last vowel of iğne is e, so the accusative takes the front unrounded form -i:
- iğne → iğneyi
The four-way accusative pattern is:
- -ı
- -i
- -u
- -ü
Which one appears depends on the final vowel of the noun.
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