Breakdown of Çocuk internetten biraz müzik indirir.
çocuk
child
müzik
music
biraz
a little
indirmek
to download
internet
internet
Questions & Answers about Çocuk internetten biraz müzik indirir.
Why does the verb indirmek take the -ir suffix in the aorist tense instead of -er or -ar?
The verb root here is indir-. The rule for the aorist tense is that verb roots with more than one syllable ending in a consonant take the -Ir suffix (following 4-way vowel harmony). Since the last vowel in indir is i, the suffix becomes -ir, giving us indirir.
Why is the suffix on internet spelled -ten instead of -dan or -den?
We need the ablative case (meaning "from") to say "from the internet". Usually, this is -dan or -den. However, because internet ends in the hard consonant t, the suffix must also start with a hard consonant to match it. This changes the d to a t, making it -ten.
Does the verb indirmek only mean "to download"?
No, its literal meaning is "to bring down" or "to lower" (it comes from the root inmek, meaning "to go down"). In the context of computers and the internet, it translates perfectly to "downloading" a file!
Why doesn't the word müzik take the accusative case here (like müziği)?
We only use the accusative case for specific or definite direct objects (like saying "the music"). Here, the child is downloading "some music" (biraz müzik) in general. Because it is indefinite, müzik stays in its bare dictionary form.
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