Breakdown of Onlar tahlilleri bu klinikte yapmamızı istediler.
bu
this
onlar
they
yapmak
to do / to make
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
klinik
clinic
tahlil
lab test / analysis
Questions & Answers about Onlar tahlilleri bu klinikte yapmamızı istediler.
How exactly does yapmamızı translate to "us to do"?
In Turkish, to express wanting someone else to do something, you use a short verbal noun (-ma or -me) followed by a possessive ending to show who is doing the action. Here we have yap (do) + ma (verbal noun) + mız (our). So yapmamız literally means "our doing". Finally, the accusative -ı is added because this whole action is the direct object of what they wanted.
Why is the accusative ending (-ı) required at the end of yapmamızı?
The verb istemek (to want) requires its specific direct object to be in the accusative case. Since they wanted "our doing the tests," the entire word yapmamız acts as the specific direct object of istediler. Therefore, it takes the accusative marker to become yapmamızı.
Why does tahlilleri also have an accusative ending if yapmamızı is already the object of the main verb?
tahlilleri (the tests) is the direct object of the verbal noun yapma (doing). Even though yapma acts like a noun in the main sentence, it comes from a verb and can still take its own objects. Because it refers to specific tests, it gets the plural and accusative suffixes: tahlil + ler + i.
Could I add bizim before yapmamızı?
Yes! You could say ...bizim yapmamızı istediler for emphasis. However, omitting bizim is very common and natural because the possessive ending -mız on the verbal noun already makes it perfectly clear that it is "us" doing the action.
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