Breakdown of Sorumluluk almak istemiyor musun?
almak
to take, to buy
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
sorumluluk
responsibility
Questions & Answers about Sorumluluk almak istemiyor musun?
How is the word sorumluluk built?
It comes from the root sor- (to ask or hold accountable). Adding a suffix gives us sorumlu (responsible), and finally the abstract noun suffix -luk makes it sorumluluk (responsibility).
Why is it istemiyor instead of istemeyor?
This happens because of a rule called vowel narrowing. When the present continuous suffix -yor is added to a word ending in -e or -a, that wide vowel narrows. Here, the negative suffix -me narrows to -mi.
Why doesn't almak take any personal suffixes here?
When you say you "want to do" an action in Turkish, the action verb takes the standard infinitive form (-mak or -mek) and sits right before the conjugated form of istemek (to want).
How does the negative question structure work in istemiyor musun?
First, the negative suffix -me (narrowed to -mi) and the continuous tense -yor are attached to the verb stem to make istemiyor (does not want). Then, the question particle mu and the "you" ending -sun form a separate word, musun, to turn it into a question.
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