Breakdown of Şekerlik çok kirli, onu yıkamalısın.
o
that / he / she / it
çok
very
yıkamak
to wash
kirli
dirty
Questions & Answers about Şekerlik çok kirli, onu yıkamalısın.
How does adding -lik to şeker change its meaning here?
The suffix -lIk has a few different uses. One of the most common is to turn a noun into a container or holder for that item. Since şeker means sugar, adding -lik makes şekerlik, which is the container for sugar, or the sugar bowl. Other examples are tuzluk (salt shaker) and kitaplık (bookcase).
Both şekerlik and kirli have endings starting with l. Are they related?
They look similar but do completely different jobs! The -lik in şekerlik makes a new noun (a container). The -li in kirli is the "with" or "having" suffix, which turns a noun into an adjective. Kir means dirt, so kirli means "having dirt" or dirty.
Why does the sentence use onu instead of just o for "it"?
O means he, she, or it. In this sentence, "it" is the specific object receiving the action of being washed. Whenever a specific object takes the action of a verb, it needs the accusative case ending. Here, we add the accusative ending -u to o, using the buffer letter -n- in between to get onu.
How does the word yıkamalısın break down?