Breakdown of Oy vermeyen hiçbir seçmen sonucu beğenmiyor.
vermek
to give
beğenmek
to like, to admire
hiçbir
no / not any (determiner)
oy
vote
Questions & Answers about Oy vermeyen hiçbir seçmen sonucu beğenmiyor.
How exactly does vermeyen translate to "who doesn't vote"?
It uses the negative subject relative participle taught in this lesson. It comes from the verb vermek (to give, or here, to vote). We add the negative suffix -me, a buffer -y-, and the participle suffix -en (meaning who or which). Put together, oy vermeyen literally means "who does not give a vote".
Why does the sentence use hiçbir and the negative verb beğenmiyor? Isn't that a double negative?
Yes, and that is a strict rule in Turkish! Words like hiçbir (no/any) or hiç kimse (nobody) must always be paired with a negative verb. While English avoids double negatives, Turkish requires them here. We translate hiçbir seçmen ... beğenmiyor as "no voter ... likes" to make it sound natural in English.
Why does the word for result change from sonuç to sonucu?
The verb beğenmek (to like) needs a specific, defined object, which means we must use the accusative case. We add the suffix -u to say "the result". When we add a vowel suffix to a word ending in ç, that consonant softens to a c. Therefore, sonuç becomes sonucu.
Why is the negative suffix in beğenmiyor written as -mi- instead of -me-?