Breakdown of O balık tutmayı ve manzarayı izlemeyi seviyor.
o
that / he / she / it
ve
and
izlemek
to watch
balık
fish
sevmek
to love, to like
tutmak
to catch / to hold
manzara
view (physical) / scenery
Questions & Answers about O balık tutmayı ve manzarayı izlemeyi seviyor.
Why do tutmayı and izlemeyi end in -y-ı / -y-i?
These are verbal nouns (actions turned into nouns, like adding '-ing' in English). To say you like doing an action, that action becomes the direct object of the main verb seviyor (likes). So, tutma (catching) and izleme (watching) both get the buffer letter y and the accusative case suffix -ı or -i.
Could I just use the dictionary form and say 'balık tutmak... seviyor'?
No, because the verb sevmek (to like) requires its specific direct object to take the accusative case. You cannot add the accusative case directly to a dictionary infinitive ending in -mak or -mek. You must first use the short verbal noun (-ma / -me) and then add the accusative ending (-yı / -yi).
Why does manzarayı have an accusative ending, but balık doesn't?
This highlights the difference between general and specific objects. balık (fish) is general here—he is catching fish in general, not one specific fish, so it stays in its bare form. But manzarayı refers to the specific view he is watching, so it requires the accusative suffix -yı.
Is manzarayı also the object of seviyor?
No, manzarayı is the direct object of the verbal noun izlemeyi (watching the view). The entire phrase manzarayı izlemeyi is then the object of seviyor (he likes). This is why you see the accusative case twice in a row: once for the specific view being watched, and once for the specific watching action being liked!
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