Breakdown of Son seferi iptal ettikleri için bekliyoruz.
beklemek
to wait
son
end
için
for
iptal etmek
to cancel
sefer
trip / run / service (scheduled transport)
Questions & Answers about Son seferi iptal ettikleri için bekliyoruz.
Why does "canceled" look like iptal ettikleri instead of a regular past tense verb like iptal ettiler?
When you want to say "because [someone] did [something]", Turkish uses a special structure. You attach the -dik suffix (which turns a verb into a noun-like word) and a possessive ending to show who did it, followed by için (because/for). Here, iptal et- (cancel) + -tik (variant of -dik) + -leri (their) literally means "because of their canceling."
Why is there an -i at the end of son seferi?
The -i is the specific accusative case suffix. The phrase son sefer (the last trip) is the specific object being canceled. Since it refers to a particular, known trip rather than just any trip, it takes the accusative marker to link it directly to the verb.
Where is the word for "they" in this sentence?
It is hidden in the suffix! The -leri at the end of ettikleri is the 3rd person plural possessive ending (their). Because this ending clearly shows that "they" did the canceling, the actual pronoun onlar (they) is dropped, which is very common in Turkish.
Why does ettikleri have two "t"s?
This happens because of consonant mutation. The helper verb etmek (to do) drops its -mek to become the root et-. Since "t" is a hard consonant, the -dik suffix changes its first letter to match it, becoming -tik. When you put et- and -tik together, you get the double "t" in ettikleri.
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