Word
Çocuklar örümceklerden nefret etmedi.
Meaning
The children did not hate spiders.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Çocuklar örümceklerden nefret etmedi.
Why does örümceklerden have the -den ending if the English translation is just spiders?
In Turkish, certain verbs require the ablative case (-den or -dan) for their object. The verb nefret etmek (to hate) is one of these. You can think of the Turkish phrasing as feeling hate from something.
Why is it nefret etmedi instead of adding the endings directly to nefret?
Nefret is actually a noun meaning hate or disgust. To turn it into a verb, we pair it with the helper verb etmek (to do or make). When using compound verbs like this, all the tense and negative suffixes go on the helper verb, which is why we get etmedi.
What is the exact suffix breakdown of the word örümceklerden?
It is built from örümcek (spider) plus -ler (plural suffix) plus -den (ablative case suffix). In Turkish, the plural suffix always attaches to the noun before any case endings.
If they are talking about spiders in general, why do we need the plural suffix -ler here?