Breakdown of Gazeteciler bakana istifaya dair sorular sordu.
soru
question
sormak
to ask
gazeteci
journalist
bakan
minister
istifa
resignation
dair
regarding, concerning
Questions & Answers about Gazeteciler bakana istifaya dair sorular sordu.
Why is it istifaya dair instead of just istifa dair?
The postposition dair (meaning regarding or concerning) always requires the preceding noun to take the dative case ending (-(y)a / -(y)e). Since istifa (resignation) ends in a vowel, we add the buffer y and the dative suffix a, making it istifaya dair.
Could I use hakkında instead of dair in this sentence?
Yes, you could say istifa hakkında sorular sordu (asked questions about the resignation). Notice that hakkında does not take the dative case like dair does. Dair sounds a bit more formal or official, which perfectly fits this journalistic and political context.
Why does the word for minister (bakan) have an -a at the end?
In English, we ask someone a question. In Turkish, the verb sormak (to ask) requires the person being asked to take the dative case (the to/towards direction). So, bakana sorular sordu literally translates as they asked questions to the minister.
Why are there two words for asking (sorular sordu)?
Sorular is the plural noun meaning questions, and sordu is the past tense verb meaning asked. In Turkish, it is very common to pair the noun and verb together as soru sormak (to ask a question). Because they asked multiple questions here, the noun is pluralized.
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