Word
Patron benim hakkımda yalan söylüyordu, keşke o işi bırakmasaydım.
Meaning
The boss was telling lies about me, I wish I had not left that job.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Patron benim hakkımda yalan söylüyordu, keşke o işi bırakmasaydım.
o
that / he / she / it
ben
I
iş
work
söylemek
to say, to sing
Questions & Answers about Patron benim hakkımda yalan söylüyordu, keşke o işi bırakmasaydım.
How does bırakmasaydım express "I had not left"?
It uses the past regret structure you are learning now. It builds on the verb root bırak (leave/quit) with the negative -ma (not), the conditional -sa (if), the past tense ending -ydı, and the personal suffix -m (I). Together with keşke, this -masaydım combination means "I wish I had not...".
Why is it söylüyordu instead of "söyleyordu"?
The verb root is söyle- (to tell/say). When the continuous suffix -yor is attached to a verb ending in a or e, that final vowel narrows. Here, the e narrows to ü to match the surrounding vowels, becoming söylüyor. Adding the past tense -du creates the past continuous "was telling".
Why do we use the genitive pronoun benim before hakkımda?
To say "about me" in Turkish, you form a possessive relationship, literally translating as "in my concerning". Because of this, you use the genitive pronoun benim (my) alongside the first-person possessive suffix on the noun itself (hakk-ım-da).
Why does hakkımda have a double "k"?