Breakdown of Arkadaşlarımla vakit geçirmeyi seviyorum.
arkadaş
friend
sevmek
to love, to like
vakit geçirmek
to spend time
Questions & Answers about Arkadaşlarımla vakit geçirmeyi seviyorum.
How is arkadaşlarımla built to mean "with my friends"?
Turkish stacks suffixes to build meaning! We start with the root arkadaş (friend), add -lar to make it plural (friends), and then -ım for "my" (my friends). Finally, -la is a shortened, attached form of the word ile, which means "with". Put it all together: arkadaş-lar-ım-la = with my friends.
Why is the word for "spending" written as geçirmeyi?
To say you like doing a specific action, you have to turn the action into a noun first. The root verb is geçirmek (to spend). We add -me to turn it into "spending" (geçirme). Then, because it is the specific thing you like, the verb sevmek (to like) requires the accusative case suffix -i. The -y- is just a buffer letter to keep the two vowels from crashing. So, geçir-me-y-i = "the spending".
Could I use zaman instead of vakit for "time"?
Yes, you could! Zaman and vakit both mean "time" and are often completely interchangeable. However, vakit geçirmek (to spend time) is a very common fixed phrase in Turkish, so it sounds very natural to native speakers.
Why does seviyorum use the continuous -yor tense if the English translation is "I like"?
In English, we usually don't say "I am liking" to describe things we generally enjoy. But in Turkish, the present continuous suffix -iyor is heavily used for ongoing feelings, habits, and states of mind. You will almost always see verbs like loving (seviyorum), liking (hoşlanıyorum), or wanting (istiyorum) in the -yor tense, even when English uses the simple present tense.
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