Word
Biz savaşa karşıyız, sadece barış istiyoruz.
Meaning
We are against war, we just want peace.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Biz savaşa karşıyız, sadece barış istiyoruz.
biz
we
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
sadece
only, just
savaş
war
Questions & Answers about Biz savaşa karşıyız, sadece barış istiyoruz.
Why does savaş have the -a suffix in savaşa karşıyız?
The word karşı (against) always requires the noun it refers to to be in the dative case (the "to/towards" direction). So savaş (war) gets the -a suffix to become savaşa. You can think of the literal structure as "towards war, we are against."
How is the word karşıyız built?
It combines the word karşı (against) with the personal suffix for "we are", which is -ız. Because karşı ends in a vowel and -ız starts with one, we must insert the buffer letter -y- between them: karşı + y + ız.
Why is it just barış and not barışı (with the accusative suffix)?
We only use the accusative case for specific direct objects (for example, if you were talking about "the peace" of a specific treaty). Because we are talking about peace in a general, indefinite way here, the word acts as a general direct object and stays in its plain dictionary form.
The verb root for "want" is iste-. Why does it change to isti- in istiyoruz?