Breakdown of O kirli eşyalardan kurtulduk.
o
that / he / she / it
kirli
dirty
eşya
belonging / item / stuff (goods, objects)
kurtulmak
to get rid of / to escape / get away
Questions & Answers about O kirli eşyalardan kurtulduk.
Why does eşyalardan have the -dan ending if the English translation says "rid of"?
This is because the verb kurtulmak (to get rid of, to escape) requires the object to be in the ablative case (-dan/-den). In Turkish logic, you are escaping "from" something. That is why it is eşyalardan instead of a direct object.
Why isn't O pluralized to match "those things"?
In Turkish, demonstrative words like o (that/those) and adjectives like kirli (dirty) do not take plural endings when they come right before a noun. You only put the plural ending on the noun itself (eşyalar).
Can eşya mean anything else besides "things"?
Yes, eşya is a very common word that means items, belongings, goods, or stuff. It is often used to talk about household items or furniture, but here it just refers to the dirty "stuff" you threw away.
How is the verb kurtulduk broken down?
The verb root is kurtul (get rid of / escape). We add -du for the past tense (matching the 'u' in kurtul due to 4-way vowel harmony), and finally -k, which is the past tense personal ending for "we" (biz).
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