Questions & Answers about Biz bu duruma sevindik.
Why does this sentence use the dative ending in duruma? English uses 'about'.
This ties right into our current lesson! In Turkish, the verb sevinmek (to be glad / to rejoice) takes the dative case. Instead of saying you are glad 'about' something, Turkish thinks of it as directing your happiness 'to' or 'toward' something. That's why durum (situation) gets the -a ending to become duruma.
How is the verb sevindik formed?
It breaks down into three parts: the root sevin- (to be glad), the past tense suffix -di, and the 'we' ending -k. So it literally means 'we rejoiced' or 'we became glad'.
Is sevinmek related to the verb sevmek (to love)?
Yes! The -in part is a suffix that often makes a verb reflexive (doing an action to or for oneself). While sevmek means to love or like someone/something, sevinmek roughly translates to 'gladdening oneself,' which we translate simply as 'to be glad'.
Could we drop biz since the verb already ends in -k (we)?
Absolutely. Just saying Bu duruma sevindik is perfectly correct and very common. Keeping biz at the beginning just adds a bit of emphasis, like pointing out that we (specifically) were glad about it.
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