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Questions & Answers about Şifreyi gerçekten unutmadım!
In unutmadım, the root unut has the vowel 'u'. Why is the negative suffix -ma instead of -mu?
The negative suffix only follows 2-way vowel harmony, meaning it can only ever be -ma or -me. Since the last vowel of unut (forget) is 'u' (a back vowel), it takes -ma. It never uses the 4-way harmony that some other suffixes use.
How does the past tense suffix change when added after the negative -ma in unutmadım?
The past tense suffix follows 4-way vowel harmony based on the vowel immediately before it. Because the negative suffix here is -ma, its 'a' dictates that the past tense suffix must be -dı. So the full breakdown is unut (forget) + ma (not) + dı (past) + m (I).
Why does şifre (password) change to şifreyi in this sentence?
Because the speaker is talking about a specific password ("the password"), it becomes a definite direct object and needs the accusative case. We add the suffix -i. Since şifre ends in a vowel ('e'), we insert the buffer letter y to keep the vowels apart, resulting in şifreyi.
Doesn't the -ten in gerçekten mean "from"? How does it mean "really"?