Breakdown of Düzeltmeleri yaptıktan sonra kitabı yayımlıyorlar.
kitap
book
yapmak
to do / to make
sonra
after
yayımlamak
to publish
Questions & Answers about Düzeltmeleri yaptıktan sonra kitabı yayımlıyorlar.
How exactly does yaptıktan sonra mean 'after making'?
It uses the pattern you are learning now: verb root + -DIktAn sonra. Here, the verb root is yap- (to do/make). The suffix becomes -tıktan instead of -dıktan because yap- ends in a hard, voiceless consonant (p). Together, yaptıktan sonra translates to 'after doing' or 'after making'.
Why do both düzeltmeleri and kitabı have the accusative case ending?
They are both specific direct objects in the sentence. Düzeltmeleri (the corrections) is the object of the action yap- (to make), and kitabı (the book) is the object of the main verb yayımla- (to publish). Because we are talking about the specific corrections and the specific book, they both need the accusative case.
Why does kitap become kitabı?
This is consonant mutation, which you might remember from earlier lessons. When a Turkish word ends in p, ç, t, or k and you add a suffix starting with a vowel (like the accusative -ı here), the hard consonant softens. The p in kitap turns into a b.
The dictionary form for 'to publish' is yayımlamak. Why is it yayımlıyorlar instead of ?