Question 1

How does the ya... ya da... structure work in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

It means 'either... or...'. You place ya before the first option and ya da before the second. Here, it connects two commands: mobilyaları değiştirin (change the furniture) and duvar kağıdını temizleyin (clean the wallpaper). The word da is optional but commonly used to balance the sentence.

Question 2

How do we get 'until you renovate' from yenileyene kadar?

Accepted Answer

To express 'until an action happens', you add the ending -(y)ene kadar or -(y)ana kadar to the verb stem. Here, we take the verb yenilemek (to renovate), add the buffer -y-, and then -ene kadar to make yenileyene kadar.

Question 3

Why are there accusative endings on both mobilyalar and duvar kağıdı?

Accepted Answer

Because both are specific direct objects receiving the action of their verbs. The furniture is receiving the 'change' action, so mobilyalar becomes mobilyaları. The wallpaper is receiving the 'clean' action, so it must also take an accusative ending.

Question 4

Why is there an -n- in duvar kağıdını instead of the usual -y- buffer?

Accepted Answer

Duvar kağıdı (wallpaper) is a noun compound that already ends in a possessive suffix (the -ı at the end of kağıdı). When you add another vowel ending, like the accusative -ı, to a word that already has a possessive suffix, Turkish grammar requires the buffer -n- instead of -y-.

Evi yenileyene kadar ya mobilyaları değiştirin ya da duvar kağıdını temizleyin.

Breakdown of Evi yenileyene kadar ya mobilyaları değiştirin ya da duvar kağıdını temizleyin.

Questions & Answers about Evi yenileyene kadar ya mobilyaları değiştirin ya da duvar kağıdını temizleyin.

Learn Evi yenileyene kadar ya mobilyaları değiştirin ya da duvar kağıdını temizleyin and more in Turkish