Breakdown of Ben limonatayı limon ve şekerle hazırlarım.
ben
I
ve
and
şeker
sugar
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
hazırlamak
to prepare / to pack
limon
lemon
limonata
lemonade
Questions & Answers about Ben limonatayı limon ve şekerle hazırlarım.
Why does limonata get the -yı ending but limon and şeker do not?
The -yı on limonatayı is the accusative case ending. We use it because the lemonade is a specific direct object here ("the lemonade"). Limon and şeker are used in a general sense to mean "lemons" and "sugar" as general ingredients, so they do not take this specific ending.
How does şekerle mean "with sugar", and why isn't "with" also attached to limon?
The suffix -le (or -la) is the Turkish way to say "with". When you have a list of things connected by ve (and), you usually only need to attach the "with" suffix to the very last word in the group. So limon ve şekerle translates as "with lemon and sugar".
Why use hazırlarım instead of the present continuous tense hazırlıyorum?
Hazırlarım is in the aorist tense, which Turkish speakers use to talk about general habits, facts, or routines. Using it here means "This is how I generally make lemonade," whereas hazırlıyorum would mean "I am making it right now."
How do the suffixes on the verb hazırlarım break down?
The verb root is hazırla- (to prepare/make). Because the root ends in a vowel, the aorist tense suffix is just the letter -r, giving us hazırlar. Finally, the first-person "I" ending -ım is added, resulting in hazırlarım.
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