Breakdown of Genç takım maçı kazanmaya hevesli.
genç
young
takım
team
maç
match / game (sports)
kazanmak
to earn / to win
Questions & Answers about Genç takım maçı kazanmaya hevesli.
Why do we use kazanmaya here instead of the standard dictionary form kazanmak?
The adjective hevesli (eager) requires the dative case (to/for) when you are eager to do an action. We cannot add case endings to -mak, so we turn the verb into a noun using the -ma suffix to get kazanma (winning). Then we add the buffer y and the dative ending -a, giving us kazanmaya.
Why is there an -ı at the end of maçı?
That is the accusative case ending, which marks a specific direct object. The team isn't just winning any game in general; they are winning the match. Because the action of winning (kazanmaya) directly affects the match, maç takes the specific object ending.
How is the word hevesli formed?
The root word is heves, a noun meaning desire or enthusiasm. Adding the suffix -li (which means 'with' or 'having') turns it into an adjective. So hevesli literally means 'having enthusiasm', which translates well to eager.
Where is the verb in this sentence? How do we say 'is eager'?
In Turkish, the third-person singular 'to be' (is) doesn't always require a visible suffix in everyday speech. Just ending the sentence with the adjective hevesli is perfectly enough to mean 'is eager'.