Breakdown of Çekim için kamerayı hazırlıyorlar.
için
for
hazırlamak
to prepare / to pack
kamera
camera
çekim
shooting / filming
Questions & Answers about Çekim için kamerayı hazırlıyorlar.
How do we get çekim from çekmek?
The suffix -im (or -ım, -um, -üm) turns verbs into nouns. Çekmek means 'to pull' or 'to shoot' (a film or photo), so çekim becomes the noun 'a shoot' or 'shooting'.
Why is it kamerayı and not just kamera?
Kamera takes the accusative case suffix -(y)ı because it is the specific, definite direct object of the verb hazırlamak (to prepare). They are not just preparing a camera, they are preparing the camera.
Why does hazırlıyorlar have an ı instead of an a after the l?
The root verb is hazırlamak (to prepare), which ends in a. When adding the continuous tense suffix -ıyor, the broad ending vowel of the verb root drops or narrows to match vowel harmony. So, hazırla-ıyor becomes hazırlıyor.
The current lesson is about causatives. Is hazırlıyorlar a causative verb?
No, hazırlamak is a standard transitive verb meaning 'to prepare'. If you wanted to use the causative to say 'they are having the camera prepared', you would add the causative suffix -t to make hazırlatıyorlar.
If we used the causative hazırlatıyorlar, how would we state who they are having prepare the camera?
Because the base verb hazırlamak is transitive and already takes an accusative object (kamerayı), the person you make do the action (the causee) takes the dative case. For example, Kamerayı Ali'ye hazırlatıyorlar means 'They are having Ali prepare the camera'.
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