Bu elbiseyi kuru temizlemeye gönder ve ütület.
Send this dress to the dry cleaner and have it ironed.
Breakdown of Bu elbiseyi kuru temizlemeye gönder ve ütület.
bu
this
ve
and
göndermek
to send
elbise
dress
ütülemek
to iron
kuru temizleme
dry cleaning
Questions & Answers about Bu elbiseyi kuru temizlemeye gönder ve ütület.
How is the word ütület formed and why does it use the -t suffix?
Why does elbise take the -yi suffix, and why isn't there an 'it' for the second verb?
Elbise takes the definite accusative suffix -yi because 'this dress' is the specific direct object being acted upon. In Turkish, when two verbs connected by ve share the same direct object, you don't need to repeat the object or use a pronoun like 'it' for the second verb. Bu elbiseyi applies perfectly to both gönder and ütület.
What is the grammatical function of the -ye at the end of kuru temizlemeye?
Kuru temizleme is a noun meaning 'dry cleaning'. The -ye is the dative case suffix, acting here as the English word 'to'. You use the dative case with verbs of motion or direction like gönder (send) to mark the destination.
Why are there no personal suffixes on gönder and ütület?
Both of these verbs are in the informal imperative (command) form for 'you' singular. In Turkish, the bare verb stem—or in the case of ütület, the bare causative stem—acts as the direct command form, so no extra personal endings are needed.
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