Breakdown of Babam eski kamera ile bir albüm için bizi kaydediyordu.
bir
a / an
biz
we
baba
father
eski
old
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
için
for
kamera
camera
kaydetmek
to record
albüm
album
Questions & Answers about Babam eski kamera ile bir albüm için bizi kaydediyordu.
How is the past continuous tense formed in kaydediyordu?
This uses the grammar from our current lesson. We take the verb, add the present continuous suffix -iyor, and then attach the past tense suffix -du. Together, -iyordu means 'was doing' an action. Here, it translates to 'was recording'.
Why does kaydediyordu have a d in the middle? Isn't the verb kaydetmek?
You are right! The root is kaydet- (which comes from kayıt + etmek). However, Turkish has a rule where a final t often softens to d when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. Because -iyor starts with an i, kaydet- becomes kayded-.
Why does the sentence use bizi instead of just biz?
biz means 'we' or 'us'. Here, 'us' is the direct object receiving the action (we are the ones being recorded). Because pronouns are always specific, they must take the accusative case suffix when they are the direct object. Adding -i to biz gives us bizi.
I see 'eski kamera ile' and 'bir albüm için'. Why are ile and için at the end of those phrases?
In English, words like 'with' and 'for' are prepositions, meaning they come before the noun. Turkish uses postpositions, which always come after the noun. So 'with the old camera' is ordered as eski kamera ile (old camera with), and 'for an album' becomes bir albüm için (an album for).
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