Breakdown of Fakültenin kayıt sistemi de çok eski.
çok
very
eski
old
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
kayıt
registration / record / entry
fakülte
faculty
sistem
system
Questions & Answers about Fakültenin kayıt sistemi de çok eski.
How does the chain noun compound Fakültenin kayıt sistemi fit together?
This is a chain noun compound containing three nouns: fakülte (faculty), kayıt (registration), and sistem (system). First, kayıt and sistem form an indefinite compound: kayıt sistemi (registration system). Then, to say 'the faculty's' registration system, we make a definite compound by adding the genitive suffix -nin to fakülte.
Shouldn't there be an extra possessive suffix on sistemi since it belongs to the faculty?
That is a great question! A common B1 trap is trying to add a second possessive suffix, making something like sistemisi. However, in Turkish, a word can only hold one possessive suffix at a time. Sistemi already has the 3rd-person possessive -i to connect it to kayıt. That single -i does double duty, connecting sistem to both kayıt and fakültenin.
Why is de written as a separate word here?
When written as a separate word, de (or da) is a particle meaning 'also' or 'too'. If it were attached to the word as a suffix (sistemide), it would be the locative case meaning 'in the system'. Here, it shows that the registration system is also old, just like something else mentioned previously.
Where is the verb 'is' in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Turkish, you often do not need a visible verb for sentences like this. The adjective eski (old) acts as the predicate. The 'to be' verb for the 'it' form ('is') is simply implied. You could theoretically add the suffix -dir (eskidir) for emphasis or in formal writing, but it is usually dropped in everyday speech.
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