Breakdown of O kaynak gerçeği hiç gizlememiş.
o
that / he / she / it
hiç
at all / any
kaynak
source
gerçek
truth / reality
Questions & Answers about O kaynak gerçeği hiç gizlememiş.
How do we break down the suffixes in gizlememiş?
The root is gizle- (from gizlemek, to hide). First we add the negative suffix -me (not), and then the reported past suffix -miş (apparently/supposedly). Together, gizlememiş means "apparently didn't hide" or "it seems they didn't hide".
Why did the word gerçek (truth) change to gerçeği?
Two things happen here. First, because "the truth" is a specific direct object receiving the action of the verb, it takes the accusative case suffix -i. Second, when a Turkish word ends in k and gets a suffix starting with a vowel, the k usually softens into a ğ (consonant mutation). So, gerçek + i becomes gerçeği.
If hiç means "ever" or "any", why does the English translation say "never"?
In Turkish, to say "never", you must use hiç together with a negative verb. Since gizlememiş is negative, hiç takes on the meaning of "never". It is essentially a double negative, like saying "did not hide it at all".
Is O acting as "he/she/it" or "that" here?