Breakdown of Bu lokantanın atmosferi hiç beğenmediğim bir şey.
bu
this
bir
a / an
lokanta
restaurant
hiç
at all / any
beğenmek
to like, to admire
şey
thing
atmosfer
atmosphere
Questions & Answers about Bu lokantanın atmosferi hiç beğenmediğim bir şey.
How does the word beğenmediğim break down to mean 'that I do not like'?
It uses the object relative participle -dik from this lesson. It breaks down into the verb root beğen (like) + the negative suffix me + the participle dik (that) + the possessive im (my). Because im starts with a vowel, the k changes to a soft ğ, giving us beğenmediğim.
Why does the sentence use hiç here?
The word hiç means 'none' or 'ever', but when you pair it with a negative verb form like beğenmediğim (which has the negative suffix -me), it means 'not at all'. Together, hiç beğenmediğim translates to 'that I do not like at all'.
Why is it lokantanın atmosferi and not just lokanta atmosfer?
Because it means 'the atmosphere of this restaurant', we need to show a specific relationship between the two nouns. We add the genitive suffix -nın to lokanta (of the restaurant) and the possessive suffix -i to atmosfer (its atmosphere) to link them.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, a sentence can end with a noun phrase to mean 'is' or 'are'. Here, ending with bir şey (a thing / something) implies 'is something'. You could technically add the 'to be' suffix and say bir şeydir, but leaving it off is very natural in everyday Turkish.
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