Breakdown of Şimdi gitmem lazım, patrona haber vereyim.
şimdi
now
gitmek
to go
patron
boss
lazım
necessary
haber vermek
to inform
Questions & Answers about Şimdi gitmem lazım, patrona haber vereyim.
How does vereyim translate to "let me inform"?
It uses the optative mood, which we use to state what we want to do or offer to do. The verb stem ver- (give) gets the 1st person singular optative ending -eyim (let me). Together with the word haber (news), haber vereyim literally means "let me give news" or "let me inform".
The lesson title shows the optative ending as -(y)AyIm. Why is there no y in vereyim?
The y in parenthesis is a buffer letter used only when the verb stem ends in a vowel, to prevent two vowels from crashing together. Since the stem ver- ends in a consonant, the suffix -eyim attaches directly.
Why is it patrona and not just patron?
The phrase haber vermek literally means "to give news". In Turkish, you give news to someone, so the receiver needs the dative (direction) case suffix. Patron (boss) gets the suffix -a to become patrona (to the boss).
Why is "I need to go" translated as gitmem lazım instead of using a standard verb for "need"?
In Turkish, a very common way to express personal need is using the adjective lazım (necessary). You take the short infinitive or verbal noun gitme (going) and add the possessive suffix -m (my). So gitmem lazım literally translates to "my going is necessary".
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