Breakdown of Sen kaykayla okula gidebilirsin.
sen
you
okul
school
gitmek
to go
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
Questions & Answers about Sen kaykayla okula gidebilirsin.
Why does kaykay (skateboard) end with -la here?
The suffix -la is a shortened form of the word ile, which means "with" or "by". Since the word kaykay ends in a consonant, we just add -la directly to it. So, kaykayla translates to "by skateboard".
Why is the verb root gid- instead of git- in gidebilirsin?
This is a rule called consonant softening. When a word ends in t, like the verb git- (to go), and you add a suffix that starts with a vowel, the t often softens into a d. Because the "can" suffix -ebil starts with the vowel e, git- changes to gid-.
How is the "can" meaning built into the word gidebilirsin?
To say someone "can" or "is able to" do something, Turkish uses the suffix -abil or -ebil. In this word, we combine the root gid- (go) + -ebil (can) + -ir (the simple present tense marker) + -sin (the "you" ending).
The verb ends in -sin (you). Is the word Sen at the beginning actually necessary?