Kimse bu araştırmanın istatistiklerini anlamıyor.
Nobody understands the statistics of this research.
Breakdown of Kimse bu araştırmanın istatistiklerini anlamıyor.
bu
this
anlamak
to understand
kimse
no one / anyone
araştırma
research
istatistik
statistics
Questions & Answers about Kimse bu araştırmanın istatistiklerini anlamıyor.
Why is the verb negative (anlamıyor) if kimse already means 'nobody'?
In Turkish, pronouns like kimse (nobody/anybody) require a negative verb to carry a negative meaning. Unlike English, Turkish uses double negatives, so kimse ... anlamıyor is the correct and only way to say 'nobody understands.'
Can you break down the long word istatistiklerini?
Sure! It starts with the root istatistik (statistic). Then we add -ler for plural (statistics), -i for the possessive (its statistics, belonging to the research), -n- as a buffer letter, and finally another -i for the accusative case because it is the specific direct object of the verb anlamıyor.
Why does araştırma (research) have the -nın suffix here?
That is the genitive case, which works like the English apostrophe-s ('s) to show possession. It links the research to its statistics, forming the possessive noun phrase araştırmanın istatistikleri (the research's statistics).
Is the buffer letter -n- in istatistiklerini always used before the accusative case?
Yes, whenever you add a case ending (like the accusative -i, dative -e, or locative -de) to a word that already ends in a third-person possessive suffix (like the first -i in this word), you must use the buffer letter -n- to separate them, rather than the usual -y-.
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