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Questions & Answers about Çocuğu okula götürdüm.
Why is it çocuğu instead of çocuk?
The base word for child is çocuk. Two things happen here. First, we add the specific direct object suffix -u because we are talking about a specific child (the child). Second, when we add a vowel suffix to a word ending in k, the k softens to a ğ to make it easier to say. So, çocuk + -u becomes çocuğu.
Does okula mean 'to school'?
Yes! The base word is okul (school). To say 'to' or 'towards' a place, we add the direction suffix (the dative case), which is either -e or -a. Because the last vowel in okul is u, vowel harmony rules tell us to use -a, making it okula.
How does götürdüm break down to mean 'I took'?
It comes from the verb götürmek (to take someone or something to a place). We drop the -mek to get the root götür. Then we add the past tense suffix -dü and the personal ending -m for 'I'. Put together, götür + -dü + -m equals götürdüm (I took).
Why use götürmek instead of almak for the verb 'to take'?