Word
Öğretmen öğrencileri kitap okumaya zorluyor.
Meaning
The teacher is forcing the students to read books.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Öğretmen öğrencileri kitap okumaya zorluyor.
kitap
book
öğretmen
teacher
öğrenci
student
okumak
to read
Questions & Answers about Öğretmen öğrencileri kitap okumaya zorluyor.
Why is it okumaya instead of the dictionary form okumak?
This sentence uses the verbal noun okuma (reading) plus the buffer letter -y- and the dative case ending -a (to). The main verb zorlamak (to force) requires the dative case to show what action someone is being forced to do. Literally, the teacher is forcing them to the reading of books.
Why is the verb zorluyor spelled with a "u"? Isn't the root zorlamak?
Yes, the root is zorla-. However, when you add the present continuous suffix -yor to a verb ending in -a or -e, that final vowel "narrows". Here, the -a narrows to a -u to fit vowel harmony with -yor, turning into zorluyor.
Why does öğrenciler (students) have an -i at the end here?
The -i is the accusative (specific direct object) case ending. It shows that the students are the direct target of the forcing. In this sentence pattern, the people being forced take the accusative (öğrencileri), while the action they are forced to do takes the dative (okumaya).
The English translation says "to read books" (plural). Why is kitap singular?