Breakdown of Tüketici, fiziksel bir mağazada yorulmaktansa internetten alışveriş yapmayı tercih ediyor.
bir
a / an
yorulmak
to get tired
mağaza
store / shop
tercih etmek
to prefer
internet
internet
alışveriş yapmak
to go shopping
tüketici
consumer
fiziksel
physical
Questions & Answers about Tüketici, fiziksel bir mağazada yorulmaktansa internetten alışveriş yapmayı tercih ediyor.
How does the ending on yorulmaktansa mean "rather than getting tired"?
It combines the infinitive yorulmak (to get tired), the ablative suffix -tan (from), and the conditional suffix -sa (if). Together, -maktansa forms a fixed pattern meaning "rather than doing [X]". It sets up the less preferred action in contrast to the preferred one at the end of the sentence.
Why does yapmayı have the accusative ending -ı? Can't we just use the dictionary form yapmak?
The verb tercih etmek (to prefer) takes a specific direct object, which requires the accusative case. Since the preferred thing is an action (shopping), we use the verbal noun yapma (doing) and add the accusative -yı (the buffer y plus ı), resulting in yapmayı.
Why is the ablative case used in internetten (from the internet) instead of saying "on the internet"?
In Turkish, digital or broadcast mediums like the internet, television, and radio are treated as sources that information or goods come from. Therefore, you shop internetten (from the internet) or watch a show televizyondan (from the TV).
Why is bir placed in the middle of fiziksel bir mağazada?
In Turkish, when a noun is modified by both a descriptive adjective (like fiziksel) and the indefinite article bir (a/an), the standard word order is Adjective + bir + Noun. This tells us it translates to "a physical store", even though the literal order is "physical a store"}]}.
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