Breakdown of Önem veriyoruz.
önem
importance
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Questions & Answers about Önem veriyoruz.
Why does the translation say "to it" when there is no word for "it" in the Turkish sentence?
In Turkish, it is very common to drop pronouns when the context is obvious. The sentence literally means "We give importance," but in English we naturally add "to it" to make it complete. If you wanted to explicitly say "to it," you could say Buna önem veriyoruz (We give importance to this).
How is the verb veriyoruz formed?
It comes from the verb vermek (to give). First, we take the root ver-. Then we add the present continuous tense suffix -iyor- (meaning "is/are doing"). Finally, we add the personal ending for "we", which is -uz. Put together, ver-iyor-uz means "we give" or "we are giving".
Is önem vermek a standard phrase?
Yes! Önem vermek (literally "to give importance") is the standard Turkish way to say you value, care about, or attach importance to something. Turkish often uses the verb vermek (to give) in phrases where English uses different verbs.
If I want to say "We give importance to the exam", how do I connect the word "exam" to this sentence?
You use the dative case (the "to/towards" direction ending) on the thing you care about. The word for "exam" is sınav, so "to the exam" becomes sınava. The full sentence would be Sınava önem veriyoruz.