Breakdown of Doğada piknik yapmayı seviyorum.
yapmak
to do / to make
sevmek
to love, to like
doğa
nature
piknik
picnic
Questions & Answers about Doğada piknik yapmayı seviyorum.
Why does the sentence use yapmayı instead of the dictionary form yapmak?
The verb seviyorum (I like) always requires the accusative case for the thing you like. To add this case to an action, we first turn the verb into a noun using the -ma suffix, creating yapma. Then we add the accusative suffix -ı, resulting in yapmayı.
Where does the -y- come from in yapmayı?
It is a buffer letter. The verbal noun suffix -ma ends in a vowel, and the accusative case suffix -ı is also a vowel. Turkish does not like two vowels next to each other, so the buffer letter -y- steps in to connect them.
The translation says 'having a picnic', but doesn't yapmak mean 'to do' or 'to make'?
Yes! In Turkish, you do not 'have' a picnic, you 'do' or 'make' a picnic. This is a fixed expression, so the correct combination is always piknik yapmak.
What does the -da do at the end of Doğada?
It is the locative case suffix, which means 'in', 'on', or 'at'. Since doğa means 'nature', adding -da turns it into 'in nature'.
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