Breakdown of Dekan kayıt işleminin sonucuna bakacak mı?
bakmak
to look
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
sonuç
result
kayıt
registration / record / entry
dekan
dean
işlem
procedure / process
Questions & Answers about Dekan kayıt işleminin sonucuna bakacak mı?
How is the chain noun compound built in this sentence?
The phrase kayıt işleminin sonucu connects three nouns. First, kayıt and işlem form a basic two-word compound: kayıt işlemi. To link this entire concept to sonuç (result), we treat kayıt işlemi as the owner by adding the genitive suffix -nin, and add the possessive suffix -u to the owned word sonuç.
What is the exact breakdown of the suffixes on işleminin?
The base noun is işlem (procedure). The first -i is the possessive suffix that links it to kayıt to mean registration procedure. The -nin is the genitive suffix that acts like the English word 'of', linking that whole two-word idea to the final word in the chain, sonuç.
Why does the word sonuç change to sonucuna at the end of the chain?
Three things happen here. First, sonuç becomes sonucu to complete the noun chain, and the hard ç softens to c because it is followed by a vowel. Second, the verb bakmak (to look) requires a directional target. Finally, when adding the dative suffix -a to a word ending in a third-person possessive suffix like -u, we must use the buffer consonant -n-, resulting in sonucuna.
Why does the verb bakacak trigger the dative case here?
In English you look 'at' something, but in Turkish you direct your gaze 'to' a target, so bakmak always takes the dative case (-e or -a). If the sentence used görmek (to see) instead, it would take the accusative case as a direct object: sonucunu görecek mi?
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