Breakdown of Öğretmen bize biraz kızdı ama bağırmadı.
öğretmen
teacher
biz
we
bağırmak
to shout
biraz
a little
ama
but
kızmak
to get angry
Questions & Answers about Öğretmen bize biraz kızdı ama bağırmadı.
How is the negative past tense formed in bağırmadı?
The root of the verb is bağır (shout). Because its last vowel is 'ı', 2-way vowel harmony dictates we use the negative suffix -ma instead of -me. Finally, we add the past tense suffix -dı to get bağırmadı.
Why does the negative suffix come before the past tense suffix in bağırmadı?
In Turkish, the negative suffix (-ma or -me) always attaches directly to the verb root, before any tense suffixes. The correct order to build a verb is always: Root + Negative + Tense + Person.
Why does the sentence use bize (to us) instead of bizi (us) for getting angry 'at us'?
In English you get angry 'at' someone, but in Turkish you get angry 'to' someone. The verb kızmak (to get angry) always requires the dative case, which shows direction. That is why biz (we/us) takes the suffix -e to become bize.
Why is there no personal suffix at the very end of kızdı and bağırmadı?
In the Turkish past tense, the third-person singular (he, she, or it) does not take an extra personal suffix. Since the subject doing both actions is öğretmen (the teacher), the verbs just end with the past tense suffix -dı.
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