Breakdown of Ödevi burada yapmıyorum çünkü karanlık.
burada
here
çünkü
because
ödev
homework
karanlık
dark
ödev yapmak
to do homework
Questions & Answers about Ödevi burada yapmıyorum çünkü karanlık.
How does çünkü connect the two parts of this sentence?
The word çünkü means "because" and connects two complete thoughts. The first thought is Ödevi burada yapmıyorum (I am not doing the homework here) and the second is karanlık (it is dark). Notice that in Turkish, you can just put çünkü directly between them without needing extra words like "it is".
Why is the word for homework written as ödevi and not just ödev?
Ödev is the root word for "homework". The -i at the end is the specific direct object ending (the accusative case). This shows that you are talking about a specific task, meaning "the homework" rather than just doing homework in general.
Why does the negative verb yapmıyorum have -mıy in the middle instead of the normal -ma?
The root verb is yap (do) and the normal negative ending is -ma. However, when the present continuous ending -yor comes right after an a or e, it squishes that vowel into a narrower sound like ı or i. So, yap-ma-yor-um automatically changes to yapmıyorum.
Where are the words for "it is" before karanlık?
In English we have to say "because it is dark", but Turkish often leaves out the "it is" for basic descriptions. The word karanlık means "dark", and standing by itself after çünkü is perfectly enough to mean "because it is dark".
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