Bu maden çok tehlikeli, daha derin kazmamalıyız.
This mine is very dangerous, we must not dig deeper.
Breakdown of Bu maden çok tehlikeli, daha derin kazmamalıyız.
bu
this
çok
very
daha
more
derin
deep
maden
mine
tehlikeli
dangerous
kazmak
to dig
Questions & Answers about Bu maden çok tehlikeli, daha derin kazmamalıyız.
How do all the suffixes in kazmamalıyız fit together to mean "we must not dig"?
Let's break it down: kaz- (dig) + -ma (negative "not") + -malı (obligation "must/should") + -y- (buffer letter) + -ız ("we"). Notice that the negative suffix always attaches directly to the verb root, coming before the obligation suffix.
Why do we need the buffer letter -y- in kazmamalıyız?
The obligation suffix here ends in a vowel (-malı), and the "we" personal ending starts with a vowel (-ız). Because Turkish generally doesn't allow two vowels to sit right next to each other, we use -y- as a bridge to connect them.
How does daha derin mean "deeper"?
Turkish doesn't change the ends of words to mean "-er" like English does with "deep" and "deeper". Instead, you just put daha (more) in front of the adjective. So, daha derin literally translates to "more deep".
What is the suffix -li doing at the end of tehlikeli?
It turns a noun into an adjective. Tehlike means "danger" (a noun). Adding -li (which roughly means "with" or "containing") turns it into tehlikeli, meaning "dangerous".
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