Breakdown of Deşifre olmama rağmen göreve devam ediyorum.
görev
task
devam etmek
to continue
rağmen
despite / in spite of
deşifre olmak
to be exposed / deciphered
Questions & Answers about Deşifre olmama rağmen göreve devam ediyorum.
Wait, doesn't olmama mean "not being"? Isn't it negative?
It is actually affirmative here! The first -ma is the short verbal noun suffix (turning "be" into "being"), followed by -m (my) and -a (the dative case required by rağmen). So olmama literally means "to my being". If you wanted to say "despite not being exposed", you would need the negative suffix too: olmamama rağmen.
What does deşifre mean, and why is it paired with olmak?
Deşifre comes from the French word for "deciphered". In Turkish, deşifre olmak is a common expression meaning "to be exposed" or "to have your cover blown". Because deşifre is a noun/adjective, it needs the helper verb olmak (to be/become) to turn it into a verb.
Why is the word for mission (görev) written as göreve?
It takes the dative suffix -e because the verb devam etmek (to continue) always requires the dative case. In Turkish grammar, you don't just continue a task, you continue "to" a task.
How do we know who was exposed if there is no word for "I" or "my" before the concessive clause?