Word
Deneyeceği gelinlik çok pahalı.
Meaning
The wedding dress she will try on is very expensive.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Deneyeceği gelinlik çok pahalı.
çok
very
pahalı
expensive
denemek
to try / to try on
gelinlik
wedding dress
Questions & Answers about Deneyeceği gelinlik çok pahalı.
How is the word deneyeceği built from the verb denemek?
Start with the verb root dene (to try). Add the buffer letter -y- because the root ends in a vowel, then add the future participle suffix -ecek (which softens to -eceğ- before a vowel). Finally, add the 3rd person singular possessive suffix -i (her). Literally, it translates to 'her future-trying'.
How do we know deneyeceği means 'she will try on' and not 'I will try on'?
The person doing the action in this grammar structure is shown by the possessive suffix at the very end. The -i indicates the 3rd person (he/she/it). If it were 'the dress I will try on', you would use the 1st person possessive -im, making it deneyeceğim gelinlik.
Why does the verb part (deneyeceği) come before the noun (gelinlik)?
In Turkish, describing words always come before the noun they modify. Even though deneyeceği contains a verb action, the future participle turns it into an adjective phrase meaning 'that she will try'. Therefore, it must sit directly in front of the noun it describes, gelinlik.
What does the -lik suffix do in the word gelinlik?
Gelin means 'bride'. The suffix -lik forms nouns related to a specific purpose, item, or concept. Here, it turns 'bride' into 'something for a bride', which is the standard Turkish word for 'wedding dress'.