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Bakıcı bebeği saat kaçta uyuttu?

Bakıcı bebeği saat kaçta uyuttu?
At what time did the nanny put the baby to sleep?
From Lesson 189:The causative voice (-t / -it)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Bakıcı bebeği saat kaçta uyuttu?

How is the verb uyuttu formed from uyumak (to sleep)?
The root is uyu- (sleep). Because this root ends in a vowel, we add the causative suffix -t to make uyut-, which means "to cause to sleep" or "to put to sleep". Finally, we add the past tense suffix to get uyuttu.
Why does uyuttu take the past tense suffix -tu instead of -du?
This is due to consonant assimilation. The causative verb stem uyut- ends in the voiceless consonant t. When a suffix starting with d (like the past tense -du) attaches to a voiceless consonant, the d hardens into a t to match it, giving us -tu.
Why is the word for baby written as bebeği instead of just bebek?
Two rules apply here. First, bebek takes the accusative (specific direct object) suffix -i because the baby is the specific target being put to sleep. Second, when a suffix starting with a vowel is added to a word ending in k, the k softens into a ğ (soft g), resulting in bebeği.
Why do we say saat kaçta instead of just saat kaç?
The phrase saat kaç means "what time is it?". By attaching the locative suffix -ta (meaning "in", "on", or "at"), saat kaçta translates to "at what time?" to show when the action took place.

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