Questions & Answers about Bu markaların hepsini puanladık.
Why does hepsi have an -ni at the end in this sentence?
The word hepsi (all of them) has the 3rd person possessive suffix -si. Because it is the direct object receiving the action of the verb puanladık (we rated), it needs the accusative case. To add the accusative -i, we first need the buffer letter -n-, making it hepsini.
Why is markalar (brands) written with the genitive -ın suffix?
In Turkish, saying "all of the brands" requires a genitive-possessive construction. You attach the genitive suffix -ın to the group you are choosing from (markaların, "of the brands") and the possessive suffix -si to the indefinite pronoun (hepsi, "all of them").
If we are talking about "these" brands, why don't we use the plural bunlar?
When a demonstrative word like bu, şu, or o is used as an adjective right before a noun, it always stays singular in Turkish. Even though the brands are plural, we say bu markaların instead of bunlar markaların.
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