Breakdown of Dün dişçide dolgu yaptırdım, şimdi dişim ağrımıyor.
şimdi
now
yapmak
to do / to make
diş
tooth
ağrımak
to ache
dün
yesterday
dişçi
dentist
dolgu
filling
Questions & Answers about Dün dişçide dolgu yaptırdım, şimdi dişim ağrımıyor.
Why is it yaptırdım instead of just yaptım?
In Turkish, if you say dolgu yaptım, it means you physically performed the dental work! To say you had someone else do it for you, you must use the causative suffix. By adding -tır to yap- (to do/make), it becomes yaptırmak (to have [something] done).
Why does the causative suffix take the form -tır here instead of -dır?
The causative suffix -DIr follows both vowel and consonant harmony. Because the root yap- ends in a hard, voiceless consonant (p), the d mutates to a hard t. The vowel becomes ı to match the a in yap-, giving us -tır.
Why is the verb yaptırmak used with dolgu (filling)?
In Turkish, medical, dental, and cosmetic procedures are often paired with yapmak (to do/make). Since the dentist "makes" the filling, as the patient, you "cause the filling to be made" (dolgu yaptırmak).
How does the negative work in ağrımıyor?
The verb root is ağrı- (to ache), and the negative suffix is normally -ma or -me. However, when you add the present continuous suffix -yor, it forces the preceding wide vowel (a or e) to narrow. So ağrı-ma-yor becomes ağrımıyor.
How is the word dişçide formed?
It starts with diş (tooth). Adding the profession suffix -çi makes it dişçi (dentist). The suffix starts with ç instead of c because ş is a hard consonant. Finally, the locative suffix -de means "at/in", so dişçide translates to "at the dentist".
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