Learn Turkish: Kimse damadı kıskanmamış mı? - Was nobody reportedly jealous of the groom?

The word damat (groom) takes the accusative case suffix -ı because the verb kıskanmak (to be jealous of) requires a direct object in Turkish. When we add the vowel -ı, the final t changes to a d because of consonant mutation.

How do we build the negative reported past question kıskanmamış mı?

You stack the suffixes in this order: verb root kıskan (envy) + negative suffix -ma + reported past suffix -mış. Then you add the separate question particle mı at the end. Together, it means 'was reportedly not jealous?'

Does the reported past -mış mean the speaker is just gossiping here?

Yes, often! The -mış tense is used for hearsay, gossip, or things you didn't witness yourself. By asking kıskanmamış mı?, the speaker is asking for confirmation of a rumor or a story they were told, which is why we add 'reportedly' in the English translation.

Why is the English translation 'nobody' when kimse can also mean 'anyone'?

In Turkish, kimse acts like a negative pronoun ('nobody') when paired with a negative verb. Since our verb kıskanmamış has the negative suffix -ma, the sentence uses a double negative structure that translates smoothly to 'nobody' in English.