Word
Yüksek gelirim yok, bu yüzden kredi çekmeyeceğim.
Meaning
I do not have a high income, therefore I will not take out a loan.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Yüksek gelirim yok, bu yüzden kredi çekmeyeceğim.
yok
there is not / non-existent
bu yüzden
that's why / therefore
yüksek
high
kredi
loan, credit
Questions & Answers about Yüksek gelirim yok, bu yüzden kredi çekmeyeceğim.
Why is there a ğ in çekmeyeceğim instead of a k?
This is the future tense in action! The root is çek (to draw/pull). We add the negative -me, the buffer -y-, and the future suffix -ecek. Normally, it would be çekmeyecekim, but when the future suffix -ecek is followed by a vowel (like the 'I' suffix -im), the k softens to a ğ. So, it becomes çekmeyeceğim.
Why use çekmek (to pull) for taking out a loan?
In Turkish, the verb çekmek has many uses beyond just 'to pull.' The set phrase for 'to take out a loan' is kredi çekmek (literally 'to pull credit'). You also use çekmek when withdrawing money from an ATM (para çekmek).
Doesn't gelirim mean 'I come'? Why does it mean 'my income' here?
Context is key! While gelirim can mean 'I come' (the verb gelmek in the simple present/aorist tense), here gelir is a noun meaning 'income.' When you add the possessive suffix -im (my), it becomes gelirim (my income). You can tell it is a noun here because it is paired with yok to talk about possession.
How does gelirim yok translate to 'I do not have'?