Questions & Answers about Aşırı yorgunsun, uyuman lazım.
How does uyuman lazım translate to "you need to sleep"?
To say you need to do an action in Turkish, we use lazım or gerek (necessary) along with a special noun form of the verb. We take uyumak, turn it into a noun by dropping the -k to get uyuma (sleeping), and add the possessive ending -n (your). So, uyuman lazım literally means "your sleeping is necessary."
Is the -n at the end of uyuman the reflexive suffix from this lesson?
Good catch, but no! While this lesson focuses on the reflexive suffix -in (or -n), the -n here is the "your" possessive suffix added to the verbal noun uyuma. Reflexive suffixes are added directly to the verb root (like yıka-n-mak), whereas this possessive -n comes after the -ma action-noun ending.
What is the root of yorgunsun?
The root is the verb yormak, which means "to tire someone out." Adding the suffix -gun turns the verb into the adjective yorgun (tired). Finally, the personal suffix -sun makes it "you are tired."
Could I say yoruldun instead of yorgunsun?
Yes, but the nuance is slightly different. Yoruldun uses the verb yorulmak (to get tired) in the past tense, meaning "you got tired." Yorgunsun uses the adjective to describe your current state: "you are tired." Both are very common and natural here.
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