Questions & Answers about Krizden beri iş bulmak zor.
Why does the word kriz (crisis) have the -den ending before beri?
The postposition beri (since) always requires the noun before it to be in the ablative case (the "from" case). So, to say "since the crisis", you must attach -den to make krizden beri.
The English translation says "has been difficult", but there is no past tense ending on zor. Why?
In Turkish, when a state started in the past and is still true right now, you just use the present tense. The phrase krizden beri (since the crisis) already shows that this situation started in the past and continues today.
Why is the verb bulmak (to find) used in its full dictionary form here?
In this sentence, bulmak is acting as a noun, meaning "finding" or "to find". When you use a general action as the subject of a sentence (like "Finding a job is hard"), you use the -mak / -mek infinitive form.
If "a job" is what is being found, why doesn't iş have an accusative ending like işi?
You only use the accusative case for specific, definite objects (like "finding the job"). Since the sentence is talking about finding any job in general, iş stays in its plain dictionary form.
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