Breakdown of Arabanın yağını ve filtresini tamirciye kontrol ettiriyorum.
araba
car
ve
and
kontrol etmek
to check
tamirci
mechanic
Questions & Answers about Arabanın yağını ve filtresini tamirciye kontrol ettiriyorum.
How does the causative suffix attach to a compound verb like kontrol etmek?
For compound verbs made of a noun and an auxiliary verb like etmek or yapmak, the causative suffix attaches only to the auxiliary verb. So kontrol etmek (to check) becomes kontrol ettirmek (to have someone check).
Why is the causative suffix -tir here instead of -dır or -dur?
The suffix -DIr follows both four-way vowel harmony and consonant mutation. The auxiliary verb root is et-. Because it ends in a voiceless consonant (t), the d in the suffix changes to t. The vowel e in the root means the suffix vowel must be i, resulting in -tir.
Why is tamirciye (to the mechanic) in the dative case instead of the accusative?
In Turkish causative sentences, the person you are making do the action takes the dative case (-e/-a) if the original verb is transitive (meaning it already has a direct object). Since kontrol etmek takes a direct object (the oil and filter), the mechanic (tamirci) takes the dative ending -ye.
Why do both yağını and filtresini have so many suffixes at the end?