Breakdown of Raftaki nadir kitap için pazarlık yapalım.
kitap
book
raf
shelf
için
for
nadir
rare
pazarlık yapmak
to haggle, to bargain
Questions & Answers about Raftaki nadir kitap için pazarlık yapalım.
How is the word raftaki formed, and why does it use -ta instead of -da?
Raftaki comes from raf (shelf) + -ta (on/at) + -ki (the one which is). The suffix -ki attaches to the locative case to turn a location into an adjective, literally meaning "the one on the shelf". We use -ta instead of -da because raf ends in a voiceless consonant ('f'), which changes the 'd' to a 't'.
Why is the word order raftaki nadir kitap? Could nadir come first?
Location-based adjectives created with -ki usually come before standard descriptive adjectives. Raftaki points out which book it is, so it goes before the descriptive adjective nadir (rare), giving us raftaki nadir kitap.
Why do we use yapalım to say "let's bargain"?
In Turkish, pazarlık is a noun meaning bargaining or negotiation. To express the action of bargaining, you pair it with the helper verb yapmak (to do/make). So, pazarlık yapmak literally means "to make a bargain".
What does the -alım suffix on yapalım do?
The -alım (or -elim) suffix is the "let's" ending for the first-person plural (we). Attached to the verb root yap (do/make), it creates yapalım, meaning "let's do" or "let's make".
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