Sette sessiz olmak için telefonları kapatabiliriz.
We can turn off the phones to be quiet on the set.
Breakdown of Sette sessiz olmak için telefonları kapatabiliriz.
telefon
phone
olmak
to be
sessiz
quiet
kapatmak
to turn off / to close
için
for
set
set (movie set)
Questions & Answers about Sette sessiz olmak için telefonları kapatabiliriz.
Since the current lesson is about causative case marking, where is the causee in this sentence?
There actually isn't one! While kapatmak has the causative suffix -t attached to kapamak (to close), it is fully lexicalized as a standard verb meaning 'to turn off' or 'to shut'. We are acting directly on the phones, so telefonları takes the accusative case as a normal direct object. If we were making someone else turn them off, that person (the causee) would take the dative case.
Can you break down the suffixes on kapatabiliriz?
It breaks down as kapat (turn off) + -abil (potential suffix 'can') + -ir (aorist tense) + -iz ('we' personal ending). The aorist tense is commonly used with the potential suffix to make polite suggestions or state general possibilities, which fits perfectly for 'we can turn off'.
Why is it telefonları (accusative) instead of just telefonlar?
We are referring to specific phones—the ones belonging to the people currently on the set. When a direct object is specific, it requires the accusative case marker, which is the -ı at the end of telefonları.
How does için work with verbs like olmak here?
When you want to say 'in order to do something', you simply use the dictionary infinitive form of the verb (like olmak) followed directly by için. So sessiz olmak için literally translates to 'for to be quiet', meaning 'in order to be quiet'.
Does the word sette come from English?
Yes! It is the loanword set, meaning a movie or filming set. We add the locative case suffix -te (on/at). It starts with a 't' instead of a 'd' because set ends in a voiceless consonant, following standard consonant mutation rules.
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