Question 1

Why does the word şiddet (violence) have an -e attached to it in şiddete karşı?

Accepted Answer

The word karşı means "against". In Turkish, the postposition karşı always forces the noun before it to take the dative case (the -e or -a ending, which usually means "to" or "towards"). Because of this rule, you literally say "to violence against" (şiddete karşı).

Question 2

The English translation says "holding a protest". Does yapıyor mean "holding"?

Accepted Answer

Not literally. Yapıyor comes from the verb yapmak, which means "to do" or "to make". While in English you "hold" or "stage" a protest, in Turkish you simply "do" a protest (eylem yapmak).

Question 3

Why is the word order büyük bir eylem rather than bir büyük eylem?

Accepted Answer

In Turkish, when you use a descriptive adjective (like büyük, meaning "big") alongside the word bir (used here as "a" or "an"), the adjective comes first. The standard pattern is Adjective + bir + Noun.

Question 4

Since Kadınlar (women) is plural, why doesn't the verb have a plural ending (yapıyorlar)?

Accepted Answer

When the subject of a sentence refers to plural people (like kadınlar), adding the plural suffix -lar to the verb is completely optional. Both yapıyor and yapıyorlar are grammatically correct here, but leaving the plural ending off the verb is very common and natural.

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