Questions & Answers about Uzun süredir sabırlıyım ama bu işten bıktım.
Why is sabırlıyım in the present tense if the English translation says "I have been patient"?
In Turkish, when a state started in the past and continues into the present, you use the present tense along with the duration suffix -DIr. So Uzun süredir sabırlıyım literally means "For a long time, I am patient," which English expresses as "I have been patient."
How does the -dir suffix work in süredir?
The suffix -DIr translates to "for" when talking about a duration of time. Here, süre means "duration" or "period." Adding -dir (matching vowel harmony) makes süredir, meaning "for a period." Combined with uzun (long), uzun süredir means "for a long time."
Why does iş (job) take the -ten suffix in işten bıktım?
The verb bıkmak (to be fed up, to get tired of) requires the thing you are fed up with to have the ablative suffix -DAn (meaning "from"). In Turkish, you are fed up "from" something. Because iş ends in a voiceless consonant (ş), -DAn changes to -ten.
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