Word
Televizyon izleme ve burada oynama.
Meaning
Do not watch television and do not play here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about Televizyon izleme ve burada oynama.
Why does the negative suffix change between izleme and oynama?
The negative command is made by adding -ma or -me to the verb root. We use -me for izle (watch) because its last vowel is a front vowel ('e'). We use -ma for oyna (play) because its last vowel is a back vowel ('a'). This is regular vowel harmony.
Do I need to add a "you" suffix after the negative -ma or -me?
No, not when you are talking to one person informally (the sen form). Just as a positive command is only the verb root (izle for "watch"), the negative command is just the root plus the negative suffix (izleme for "do not watch").
Why is the word for "here" written as burada instead of just bura?
The root word bura means "this place". To say that an action happens in or at a location, Turkish uses the locative suffix -da or -de. Adding -da gives us burada, meaning "at this place" or "here".
Why doesn't televizyon have a specific object ending here?
If the speaker meant "do not watch the specific television", they would use the accusative suffix and say televizyonu. Because they just mean "do not watch TV" as a general activity, the word stays in its plain dictionary form.