Breakdown of Çocuk çatı katında mahsur kaldı ama itfaiyeci onu kurtarabildi.
o
that / he / she / it
çocuk
child
kat
floor
çatı
roof
ama
but
itfaiyeci
firefighter
kurtarmak
to rescue
mahsur kalmak
to be trapped
Questions & Answers about Çocuk çatı katında mahsur kaldı ama itfaiyeci onu kurtarabildi.
How does kurtarabildi translate to "managed to rescue"?
This verb combines the root kurtar- (to rescue) with the ability suffix -abil (can/able to) and the past tense suffix -di. Together, kurtar-abil-di means "was able to rescue" or "managed to rescue". It uses -abil rather than -ebil to match the "a" vowel in kurtar.
Why is there an extra "n" in çatı katında?
The phrase for "top floor" or "attic" is a compound noun: çatı (roof) + katı (its floor). When you add a location suffix like -da (on/in) to a compound noun that ends in a possessive suffix like -ı, Turkish requires the buffer letter -n- to link them. This makes it çatı katı-n-da.
Why does the sentence use kaldı (stayed) instead of a word for "was"?
In Turkish, the set phrase for getting trapped, stranded, or stuck is mahsur kalmak (literally "to remain trapped"). To say the child "was trapped", you use the past tense of kalmak (to stay or remain), which is kaldı.
Why is "him" translated as onu instead of just o?
The firefighter rescued a specific person, so "him" is the direct object of the verb. The pronoun o means he, she, or it. To make it a direct object, we add the accusative case suffix -u with a buffer letter -n- in between, forming onu.
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