Breakdown of Patron belgeleri imzaladı mı?
patron
boss
belge
document
imzalamak
to sign
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
Questions & Answers about Patron belgeleri imzaladı mı?
How is the past tense question formed in this sentence?
To ask a yes/no question in the past tense, we use the past tense verb imzaladı (he/she signed) and add the question particle mı as a separate word. The particle follows 4-way vowel harmony with the last vowel of the verb. Since imzaladı ends in ı, the particle becomes mı.
Why does belgeleri have an -i at the end instead of just being belgeler?
The -i at the end is the specific direct object (accusative) suffix. We use it because the boss is signing the specific documents, not just random documents in general. If the English were 'Did the boss sign documents?' without 'the', the Turkish would just be belgeler.
Could belgeleri also mean 'his documents' or 'her documents'?
Yes! In Turkish, the suffix combination for 'the documents' (plural -ler + accusative -i) looks exactly like the suffix for 'his/her documents'. Context tells us it simply means 'the documents' here, but the sentence would be identical if it meant 'his documents'.
What is the root of the verb imzaladı?
The root is actually the noun imza, which means 'signature'. The -la suffix is used to turn the noun into the verb stem imzala- (to sign). Finally, we add the past tense suffix -dı to get imzaladı (he/she signed).
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