Questions & Answers about Dün ucuz bir ayakkabılık aldık.
How does the suffix -lık change the meaning of ayakkabı here?
The suffix -lIk has a few different uses, but here it creates a noun that refers to a place or container for something. Since ayakkabı means shoe, adding -lık gives us ayakkabılık, which translates to shoe rack or shoe cabinet.
Why is the word order ucuz bir ayakkabılık instead of bir ucuz ayakkabılık?
Why is it -lık and not -lik or -luk at the end of ayakkabılık?
The suffix follows 4-way vowel harmony. To choose the right vowel, we look at the last vowel in ayakkabı, which is ı. The rule says that if the last vowel is a or ı, the suffix will use ı. Therefore, we add -lık.
I thought almak meant to take. Why does aldık mean we bought in this sentence?
You are right that the core meaning of almak is to take, but it is also the standard verb used for to buy. The exact meaning depends on the context. Since they mention that the shoe rack is ucuz (cheap), it is clear that money was exchanged, so we bought is the best translation.