Word
Seninle kavga etmeyeceğiz.
Meaning
We will not argue with you.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Seninle kavga etmeyeceğiz.
sen
you
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
kavga etmek
to argue (quarrel, fight)
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Questions & Answers about Seninle kavga etmeyeceğiz.
How do all the suffixes in etmeyeceğiz break down?
It starts with the helper verb root et- (to do). Then comes the negative suffix -me. Because the future suffix -ecek starts with a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- between them to make etmeyecek. Finally, the 'we' personal ending -iz is added.
Why does the future suffix -ecek change to -eceğ in this sentence?
When the future suffix -ecek gets a personal ending that starts with a vowel (like the -i in -iz for 'we'), the hard k at the end softens into a ğ (soft g). So -ecek + -iz becomes -eceğiz.
Why is 'with you' written as seninle instead of just senle?
When adding the suffix -le or -la (meaning 'with') to personal pronouns like ben (I) or sen (you), Turkish uses their possessive forms. So instead of attaching it directly to sen, we use senin (your) + -le to make seninle.
Why does the sentence use a form of etmek (to do) if the translation says 'argue'?