Breakdown of Gösteriden sonra oyuncularla tanışalım mı?
sonra
after
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
tanışmak
to meet (for the first time) / to get acquainted
Questions & Answers about Gösteriden sonra oyuncularla tanışalım mı?
How is 'shall we meet' formed in the words tanışalım mı?
It uses the optative mood you are learning now. We take the verb root tanış- (meet), add the 'let's' ending -alım, and then add the question particle mı. Adding a question word to 'let's' changes the meaning to 'shall we?'.
Why does gösteri (show) have the 'from' ending in gösteriden sonra?
In Turkish, the word sonra (after) always requires the word before it to take the ablative case (the 'from' ending, -DAn). So to say 'after the show', you must literally say 'from the show after' (gösteriden sonra).
Why is the 'with' ending (-la) attached to oyuncular?
The verb tanışmak (to meet or get acquainted) requires the person you are meeting to have the 'with' ending (ile or its attached form -(y)lA). While English says 'meet the actors', Turkish says 'meet with the actors' (oyuncularla).
I learned that oyuncu means 'player'. Why is it translated as 'actors' here?
The root word oyun means 'game' but it can also mean 'play' (like a theater play). Because of this, an oyuncu can be a 'player' in a sport or an 'actor' in a performance. The context of gösteri (show) tells us these are actors.