Questions & Answers about Çok tokum, bu tatlıyı tadamam.
How do the suffixes in tadamam work to mean "I cannot taste"?
Let's break it down. The verb root is tat- (to taste). To say you cannot do something in general (using the aorist tense), you add the inability suffix -a (or -e depending on vowel harmony). Finally, you add the negative aorist ending for "I", which is -mam. So, the combination is tat + -a + -mam, which creates tadamam (I cannot taste).
Wait, if the root is tat-, why is it spelled with a "d" in tadamam?
This is due to consonant mutation. When the verb root tat- (which ends in the hard consonant "t") is followed by a suffix starting with a vowel (like the inability suffix -a), the t softens to a d to make it easier to pronounce. You might remember this same rule changes git- (to go) into gidemem (I cannot go).
Why does tatlı (dessert) have the -yı ending in this sentence?
Because of the word bu (this). "This dessert" is a specific direct object, which means we must use the accusative case. We need to add the accusative suffix -ı. Since tatlı already ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- to keep the vowels from crashing into each other, resulting in tatlıyı.
Can I use tok to say my glass or my bag is full?