Breakdown of Müdür, göçmenin ikamet adresini beyan etmesini istedi.
müdür
manager, director
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
adres
address
göçmen
immigrant
ikamet
residence
beyan etmek
to declare
Questions & Answers about Müdür, göçmenin ikamet adresini beyan etmesini istedi.
Why is "the immigrant" written as göçmenin (with the genitive/possessive ending) instead of just göçmen?
When you want someone else to do something in Turkish, you use a structure that literally translates to "wanting someone's doing of something." Because of this, "the immigrant" takes the genitive case -in to become göçmenin (the immigrant's), which pairs perfectly with the possessive ending on the action they are supposed to do.
Can you break down the suffixes on etmesini?
Yes! It starts with the verb root et. The -me turns the verb into a noun ("doing"). The -si is the 3rd person possessive ending matching the immigrant ("his/her doing"). Finally, the buffer -n- connects to the accusative case -i. The accusative is required because this entire action is the specific direct object of the main verb, istedi (wanted).
Why does adresini end in -ni, exactly like etmesini?
They look identical at the end, but for slightly different reasons. "Residence address" is a noun group, ikamet adresi, where the first -i links the two words together. Because this address is the specific thing being declared, it needs the accusative case -i. Whenever you add a case ending to a word that already has a possessive or linking suffix, you must use the buffer letter -n-, resulting in adresini.
Is the comma after Müdür required?
While people sometimes leave it out in casual text, it is standard and highly recommended in written Turkish. It clearly marks Müdür (The director) as the subject of the sentence, pausing so you don't accidentally run it into the next word and get confused about who is performing the main action.
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