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İtfaiyeciler uzun bir hortum ile alevleri söndürebildi.

İtfaiyeciler uzun bir hortum ile alevleri söndürebildi.
The firefighters were able to put out the flames with a long hose.
From Lesson 145:Past ability (-(y)Abildi)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about İtfaiyeciler uzun bir hortum ile alevleri söndürebildi.

How do we form "were able to put out" in söndürebildi?
We take the verb root söndür (to extinguish / put out), add the ability suffix -ebil (can / able to), and finally the past tense suffix -di. Because söndür ends in a consonant and its last vowel is ü, we use -ebil and -di to follow vowel harmony. The complete word söndürebildi means "managed to put out" or "was/were able to put out".
Why is the ending -i attached to alevler?
The -i in alevleri is the accusative case suffix. It marks the direct object of the verb when it is specific. Because the firefighters are putting out specific flames (translated as "the flames"), we add the accusative -i to the plural noun alevler (flames).
Can I say hortumla instead of hortum ile?
Yes! The word ile means "with", and it can be written as a separate word or attached directly to the previous word as a suffix (-la or -le). Writing uzun bir hortumla is very common and means the exact same thing as uzun bir hortum ile (with a long hose).
How is the word itfaiyeciler built?
It comes from the root itfaiye, which means "fire department". We add the occupational suffix -ci to make it "firefighter" (a person who works at the fire department), and finally the plural suffix -ler to get "firefighters".

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