Breakdown of Taslağı bitirdikten sonra tezi savunuyoruz.
sonra
after
bitirmek
to finish (something)
tez
thesis
savunmak
to defend
taslak
draft
Questions & Answers about Taslağı bitirdikten sonra tezi savunuyoruz.
How is the 'after doing' structure formed in bitirdikten sonra?
To say 'after doing' an action, Turkish adds -dıktan sonra (or its vowel harmony variants) to the verb stem. Here, we take the stem bitir- (finish) and add -dik. Then we add the 'from' suffix -ten (it becomes -ten instead of -den because the letter k is a voiceless consonant). Finally, we add sonra to get bitirdikten sonra (after finishing).
Why is the word for draft written as taslağı instead of its dictionary form taslak?
Two things happen here. First, because 'the draft' is the specific direct object being finished, it needs the accusative case suffix -ı. Second, when this vowel suffix is added to taslak, the hard k at the end of the word softens into a soft g (ğ).
Why does the word tez (thesis) get an -i at the end to make tezi?
Just like the draft, 'the thesis' is a specific direct object, this time for the verb savunuyoruz (we are defending). Because it is a specific known thing, we add the accusative suffix -i to match the front vowel e in tez.
Why does the sentence use the present continuous tense savunuyoruz (we are defending) for an action that hasn't happened yet?
Just like in English, the Turkish present continuous tense (using the -uyor- suffix) can be used to talk about scheduled or planned events in the near future. Here it acts as a future plan, meaning 'we are going to defend' or 'we are defending' the thesis soon.
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