Breakdown of Biz her zaman birbirimizin fikirlerine saygı duyuyoruz.
biz
we
birbiri
each other / one another
saygı duymak
to respect
fikir
idea
her zaman
always
Questions & Answers about Biz her zaman birbirimizin fikirlerine saygı duyuyoruz.
How do we build "each other's" in the word birbirimizin?
It is built from three parts: birbiri (each other) + miz (our) + in (genitive case, like the English "'s"). Even though it translates to "each other's," Turkish adds the "our" suffix first because the subject of the sentence is "we" (biz).
Let's break down fikirlerine. Why doesn't it have the "our" ending (-miz) to match birbirimizin?
This is a great catch! When birbirimizin owns something, the owned item takes the 3rd person possessive ending (like "his/her/their"), not the 1st person "our" ending. So, we use fikirler (ideas) + i (their) to make fikirleri.
What are the final -n- and -e at the end of fikirlerine?
The -e is the dative case ending (meaning "to" or "towards"). The -n- is a buffer letter, which is always required whenever you add a case ending like -e right after a 3rd person possessive ending (like the -i in fikirleri).
Why do we need the dative case (-e) here? And doesn't duyuyoruz mean "we hear"?
While duymak usually means "to hear," it also means "to feel" for emotions. Saygı duymak is a fixed phrase meaning "to respect" (literally "to feel respect"). In Turkish, you direct your respect towards something, so this verb phrase always requires the dative case (-e or -a) on the object receiving the respect.
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