Breakdown of Domatesler bozuluyor, bu yüzden onları yemiyorum.
o
that / he / she / it
yemek
to eat
domates
tomato
bu yüzden
that's why / therefore
bozulmak
to break down / to spoil
Questions & Answers about Domatesler bozuluyor, bu yüzden onları yemiyorum.
How does bu yüzden literally translate, and could I use the other conjunctions from this lesson instead?
Bu yüzden literally means "from this reason" (yüz can mean face, cause, or reason, and -den is "from"). It acts as "that's why" or "therefore". Yes, you can safely swap it with bunun için (for this) or bu nedenle (with this reason) in this sentence without changing the meaning!
What is the root of bozuluyor and does it only apply to food?
The root is bozulmak. For food, it means "to go bad" or "to spoil". However, this is a very common A2 verb that you will also see used for machines or plans, where it means "to break down" or "to get ruined" (for example, a broken car or a canceled trip).
Why does the sentence use onları instead of just onlar (they/them)?
Because "them" (the tomatoes) is the specific direct object of the verb yemiyorum (I am not eating). In Turkish, specific direct objects must take the accusative case. So onlar gets the accusative suffix -ı, becoming onları.
Why is there an i in yemiyorum, since the verb is yemek and the negative suffix is -me?
This is due to a rule called vowel narrowing. When a word ends in a wide vowel like e or a (like the negative suffix -me), and we add the present continuous suffix -yor, that wide vowel gets squeezed into a narrow one (i, ı, u, or ü). So ye-me-yor-um naturally shifts into ye-mi-yor-um.
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