Breakdown of İtirazlara rağmen müdür kararı onaylıyor.
müdür
manager, director
karar
decision
onaylamak
to approve
rağmen
despite / in spite of
itiraz
objection
Questions & Answers about İtirazlara rağmen müdür kararı onaylıyor.
How does "rağmen" connect to "itirazlara" in this sentence?
The postposition rağmen (despite) always requires the word before it to be in the dative case (-(y)e or -(y)a). Here, the plural noun itirazlar (objections) takes the dative suffix -a, giving us itirazlara rağmen (despite the objections).
Why is the verb "onaylıyor" and not "onaylayor"?
The base verb is onaylamak (to approve / to confirm). When a verb stem ends in the broad vowels -a or -e, adding the present continuous suffix -yor causes that final vowel to narrow. Here, onayla- changes to onaylı-, making it onaylıyor.
Why does "karar" have an "-ı" at the end?
The -ı is the accusative case suffix. It marks karar (decision) as the specific direct object of the action. Because the manager is confirming a specific decision ("the" decision), it needs this ending to become kararı.
Could we move "müdür" to the very beginning of the sentence?
Yes! Müdür itirazlara rağmen kararı onaylıyor is also perfectly natural. Placing itirazlara rağmen at the very beginning, as done here, simply puts a little extra emphasis on the fact that this is happening "despite the objections."
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