Breakdown of Adam dürüst ve cömertse onu beklerim.
o
that / he / she / it
adam
man
ve
and
beklemek
to wait
dürüst
honest
cömert
generous
Questions & Answers about Adam dürüst ve cömertse onu beklerim.
Why is the 'if' suffix only on cömert (generous) and not on dürüst (honest)?
In Turkish, when you have multiple adjectives connected by ve (and), you only need to attach the conditional suffix -(y)sa or -(y)se to the very last one. It automatically applies to both, so dürüst ve cömertse means 'if he is honest and generous.'
How do we know cömertse means 'if he is generous' and not 'if I am generous'?
For the third person (he/she/it), the conditional suffix is just -sa or -se with no extra personal ending. Because cömert ends in a consonant and its last vowel is an e-type vowel, it takes -se. If it were 'if I am', it would need the 'I' ending: cömertsem.
In English we say 'wait FOR him', so why do we use the accusative onu instead of a word for 'for'?
In Turkish, the verb beklemek (to wait) takes a direct object. You don't use a postposition like için (for). Instead, you just use the accusative (specific direct object) case on the person you are waiting for. The pronoun o (he) adds the buffer 'n' and the accusative suffix 'u' to become onu.
What tense is beklerim here?
It is in the aorist (broad/simple present) tense. The verb root bekle- drops its final vowel to add the aorist suffix -er, followed by the 'I' ending -im. In 'if' sentences, the aorist is very common in the second half of the sentence to show a general truth, a habit, or a willing promise like 'I will wait.'
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