Breakdown of Yatıracağını kendisi biriktirebildi.
kendi
self
biriktirmek
to save money / to accumulate / collect
yatırmak
to deposit / to invest
Questions & Answers about Yatıracağını kendisi biriktirebildi.
How does yatıracağını translate to "what he will invest"?
This is a headless relative clause using the future participle -acak. The root is yatır- (to invest). We add -acak (future), but the k softens to ğ because it is followed by a vowel. Then we add the possessive suffix -ı (his), making it yatıracağı (the thing he will invest). Since there is no noun after it like "money", the participle itself acts as the noun.
Why are there two -ı suffixes at the end of yatıracağını?
The first -ı is the 3rd person possessive suffix, which is required in this type of relative clause to show who is doing the investing (literally "his future invested thing"). The second -ı is the accusative case marker. Because "what he will invest" is the direct object of the verb "save", it takes the accusative case. The -n- in the middle is a buffer letter used when adding case markers to 3rd person possessive suffixes.
Could we just use o (he) instead of kendisi?
You could use o, but kendisi adds specific emphasis. Kendi means "self" and adding the 3rd person possessive -si makes it "he himself". Using it here stresses that he managed to save the money on his own, without outside help.
How do we get "managed to" from biriktirebildi?
The verb root is biriktir- (to save up / accumulate). To say someone "can" or "is able to" do something, we add the ability suffix -ebil. Finally, we add the past tense marker -di, giving us biriktirebildi (he was able to save / he managed to save).
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