Breakdown of Proje için fısıldıyorlarsa kimseyi rahatsız etmiyorlar.
proje
project
için
for
kimse
no one / anyone
fısıldamak
to whisper
rahatsız etmek
to disturb
Questions & Answers about Proje için fısıldıyorlarsa kimseyi rahatsız etmiyorlar.
Can you break down the suffixes in fısıldıyorlarsa?
Sure! The root is the verb fısılda- (to whisper). First, we add the present continuous tense -ıyor. Because the root ends in 'a', it undergoes vowel narrowing and changes to an 'ı', making fısıldıyor. Then we add the plural marker -lar (they), and finally the conditional suffix -sa (if). Altogether: fısılda + ıyor + lar + sa = "if they are whispering".
Why does the "if" suffix (-sa) come at the very end of fısıldıyorlarsa, after -lar?
For "they" (onlar), the plural suffix -lar or -ler usually comes before the conditional suffix. This is a special exception! For all other pronouns, the personal ending comes after the conditional suffix. For example, "if I am whispering" is fısıldıyorsam (-ıyor + -sa + -m).
Why is it kimseyi instead of just kimse?
Kimse (anyone/nobody) is the direct object receiving the action of the verb rahatsız etmek (to bother). Because it's the direct object, it takes the accusative case. Since kimse ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- followed by the accusative suffix -i.
Doesn't kimseyi rahatsız etmiyorlar literally translate to a double negative?
Yes! Turkish uses negative agreement, which often looks like a "double negative" to English speakers. When you use a word like kimse (which acts like "nobody" here), the verb must also be negative (etmiyorlar). In English, we translate this smoothly as "they are not bothering anyone."
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