Breakdown of Teyzen bu hataya üzülmek istemiyor.
bu
this
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
hata
mistake
teyze
aunt
üzülmek
to be sad
Questions & Answers about Teyzen bu hataya üzülmek istemiyor.
Why is the dative case suffix -a added to hata (making it hataya)?
In Turkish, certain verbs require the words connected to them to take a specific case. The verb üzülmek (to be sad, to get upset) takes the dative case for the thing you are sad about. So, instead of being sad 'about this mistake', in Turkish you are sad 'to this mistake' (bu hataya).
What is the -y- doing in the middle of hataya?
The word for mistake is hata, which ends in a vowel, and the dative case suffix here is also a vowel (-a). Because Turkish avoids putting two vowels right next to each other, the buffer letter -y- is inserted to connect them smoothly.
Where is the word for 'your' in this sentence?
It is built right into the word teyzen. The root word is teyze (aunt), and the -n at the end is the possessive suffix meaning 'your' (singular). If it were 'my aunt', it would be teyzem.
Why does the verb istemiyor have -m- instead of the full negative suffix -me-?
The root verb is istemek (to want). Normally, you would add -me- for the negative, but when it is followed directly by the present continuous suffix -iyor, the -e in the negative suffix changes to a narrow vowel (-i-) to blend in. So, iste-me-iyor becomes istemiyor.
Why is üzülmek left in its full dictionary (infinitive) form?
When you want to say you 'want to do' an action, the action itself stays in its infinitive form (ending in -mak or -mek) and is placed right before the verb istemek. Here, üzülmek (to be sad) pairs with istemiyor (does not want) to mean 'does not want to be sad.'
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