Breakdown of Bu eski hayvan barınağı büyütülürdü.
bu
this
eski
old
hayvan
animal
barınak
shelter
büyütmek
to enlarge / to raise
Questions & Answers about Bu eski hayvan barınağı büyütülürdü.
How do we break down the suffixes in büyütülürdü?
It has four layers added to the root büyü- (to grow): First, -t is the causative suffix, making büyüt- (to enlarge). Second, -ül is the passive suffix, making büyütül- (to be enlarged). Third, -ür is the aorist tense. Finally, -dü is the past tense marker.
The lesson mentions the causative suffix is -It, so why does büyütmek only use -t?
When a verb root ends in a vowel, like büyü-, the causative suffix drops its initial vowel and becomes just -t. If the root ended in a consonant, like kork- (to fear), you would see the full vowel as in korkut- (to scare).
How does the ending -ürdü translate to "would be"?
The combination of the aorist tense (-ür) and the past tense (-dü) forms the conditional main clause. In English, this translates to "would" for hypothetical situations, or "used to" for past habits.
Why does barınak (shelter) change to barınağı here?
It is part of a noun compound. To say "animal shelter", Turkish links hayvan and barınak by adding the possessive suffix -ı to the second word. When this suffix is added, the final k in barınak softens to a ğ due to consonant mutation, resulting in hayvan barınağı.
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