Breakdown of Komutanken karar vermek zor.
zor
difficult
vermek
to give
karar
decision
komutan
commander
karar vermek
to decide
Questions & Answers about Komutanken karar vermek zor.
Why doesn't the suffix on komutanken follow vowel harmony?
The suffix -ken (meaning 'while' or 'when') is an exception to the vowel harmony rules! It almost always stays as -ken, regardless of the vowels in the word it attaches to. So it is komutanken, not 'komutankan'.
The translation says 'while you are a commander', but there is no word for 'you' here. How do we know who it refers to?
The suffix -ken doesn't take personal endings. Here, komutanken literally means 'while being a commander' as a general truth. The English translation adds 'you' to sound natural, like saying 'while one is a commander', but it applies to anyone.
Why is 'making a decision' translated using the verb vermek (to give)?
In Turkish, you don't 'make' a decision, you 'give' one! The fixed phrase for 'to make a decision' is karar vermek (literally 'to give decision').
Why is the verb vermek in its dictionary form here?
In the phrase karar vermek zor (making a decision is hard), the action itself is the subject of the sentence. When we talk about an action in general like this, we leave the verb in its infinitive form with -mek or -mak.
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