Breakdown of Başkan, yeni iddiayı hiç duymamış.
yeni
new
hiç
at all / any
başkan
president, chairman
duymak
to hear
iddia
claim
Questions & Answers about Başkan, yeni iddiayı hiç duymamış.
How does the reported past tense work in duymamış?
It combines the verb root duy (hear), the negative suffix -ma, and the reported past tense suffix -mış. The -mış ending shows that we did not witness this ourselves; we are reporting what we heard or inferred. Together, it means apparently he didn't hear.
Why is the reported past suffix -mış instead of -miş here?
Turkish suffixes change their vowels to match the vowel before them (vowel harmony). The negative suffix -ma has the vowel a. Under the 4-way vowel harmony rule, an a is followed by an ı, so the ending becomes -mış.
Why does iddia (claim) get the -yı ending to become iddiayı?
The -yı is the accusative case ending, which marks a specific direct object. Because the president didn't hear a specific thing (the new claim), we must use it. The y is a buffer letter because iddia ends in a vowel.
Why use hiç if the verb is already negative?
The word hiç means at all or ever. In Turkish, you use it alongside a negative verb to emphasize the negative meaning. So hiç duymamış means did not hear at all or never heard.
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