Breakdown of Berber randevusunu iptal etmesi lazım.
lazım
necessary
randevu
appointment
iptal etmek
to cancel
berber
barber
Questions & Answers about Berber randevusunu iptal etmesi lazım.
How does iptal etmesi lazım translate to "he needs to cancel"?
To say someone needs to do something, Turkish uses a short verbal noun (an action word) with a possessive suffix, followed by lazım or gerek (necessary). Here, iptal etme means "the canceling," and adding -si makes it "his canceling." So, iptal etmesi lazım literally translates to "his canceling is necessary."
Why does randevu have so many suffixes at the end (randevusunu)?
It is a combination of two rules. First, "barber appointment" is a noun compound, so we add the possessive suffix -su to the second word, making it berber randevusu. Second, because this specific appointment is the direct object being canceled, it needs the accusative case suffix -u. The -n- in the middle is a buffer letter to separate the vowels, giving us randevusunu.
How do we know it means "he needs to cancel" and not "I need to cancel"?
The possessive suffix on the verbal noun tells us who needs to do the action. Because it is etmesi (his/her doing) instead of etmem (my doing), we know it refers to "he" or "she." You could also add the pronoun at the beginning for emphasis: Onun berber randevusunu iptal etmesi lazım.
Why is the verbal noun ending -mesi attached to et, rather than iptal?
İptal is a noun meaning "cancellation." To turn it into an action ("to cancel"), it pairs with the helper verb etmek (to do/make). Verb suffixes always attach to the actual verb part of the pair, which is why -mesi goes on et.
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