Breakdown of Kuş kafesten çıkmayacak. Kafesi temizler misin?
kuş
bird
temizlemek
to clean
çıkmak
to go out / to leave / to exit / to break out / to arise (of a storm)
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
kafes
cage
Questions & Answers about Kuş kafesten çıkmayacak. Kafesi temizler misin?
How does temizler misin? work as a polite request here?
In Turkish, the aorist (broad time) tense is often used for polite requests. The verb root is temizle (to clean). We add -r for the aorist tense, then the question particle mi and the personal ending -sin (you). While it literally translates to 'Do you clean?', it functions exactly like 'Will you clean?' or 'Would you clean?' in English.
Why is the aorist ending just -r in temizler?
The verb root temizle already ends in a vowel (e). Whenever a verb root ends in a vowel, the aorist tense is formed by simply adding -r, so you do not need to worry about choosing between endings like -ar, -er, -ır, or -ir.
Why does the second sentence use Kafesi instead of just Kafes?
Kafesi has the specific direct object ending, also called the accusative case (-i). Because you are asking to clean a specific, known cage (the one the bird is in), you must add this ending. Without it, it would sound like a general, non-specific activity: 'Will you do cage-cleaning?'.
Why is the ending on kafesten spelled with a t instead of a d?
The suffix for 'from' or 'out of' is normally -dan or -den. However, the word for cage (kafes) ends in the hard consonant s. According to Turkish consonant mutation rules, the soft d in the suffix must change to a hard t to match, creating kafesten.
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