Word
Sanki bizi illüzyonla kandırmamış gibi yalan söylüyor.
Meaning
He lies as if he hasn't fooled us with an illusion.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sanki bizi illüzyonla kandırmamış gibi yalan söylüyor.
biz
we
söylemek
to say, to sing
yalan
lie (untruth)
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
Questions & Answers about Sanki bizi illüzyonla kandırmamış gibi yalan söylüyor.
How does kandırmamış gibi create the meaning 'as if he hasn't fooled'?
This uses the target grammar of the lesson: verb + -mış gibi. We take the verb kandır- (to fool), add the negative -ma, and then -mış. In this structure, -mış doesn't mean hearsay; it simply shows that the imaginary event happened before the main action. Together with gibi, it creates the comparison 'as if he hasn't fooled'.
Why do we have both sanki and gibi in this sentence?
While gibi alone is enough to mean 'as if' when paired with a verb, Turkish often adds sanki at the beginning of the clause for emphasis. Sanki acts as an early signal to the listener that a hypothetical comparison is coming.
Why use the accusative bizi instead of the dative bize here?
The verb kandırmak (to trick or to fool) takes a direct object in Turkish. Because you are directly deceiving someone, that person takes the accusative case (bizi), just like you would use it for seeing or finding someone.
What does the -la suffix do in illüzyonla?