Word
Altıncı takım için altın madalya yok.
Meaning
There is no gold medal for the sixth team.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Altıncı takım için altın madalya yok.
altı
six
yok
there is not / non-existent
takım
team
için
for
Questions & Answers about Altıncı takım için altın madalya yok.
How is the ordinal suffix added to make altıncı (sixth)?
The ordinal suffix follows 4-way vowel harmony: -(ı)ncı, -(i)nci, -(u)ncu, or -(ü)ncü. Because the number altı (six) already ends in a vowel, we drop the first vowel of the suffix to avoid putting two vowels together. So, it simply becomes altı + -ncı = altıncı.
Are altıncı (sixth) and altın (gold) related words?
No, it is just a fun coincidence in this sentence! Altıncı comes from the number altı (six) plus the suffix -ncı. Altın (gold) is a completely separate root word. They just happen to look exactly the same when the suffix is applied to the number six.
Why is it altın madalya and not a noun compound like altın madalyası?
When a word describes the material something is made of (like gold, silver, or wood), Turkish treats it like a regular adjective. Because altın is acting as a simple adjective here describing the medal, you do not add the possessive suffix -(s)ı to the second word.
Why doesn't takım (team) take any suffixes before için (for)?