Breakdown of Adaletsiz karardan sonra suçsuz kadın beraat etmeliydi.
kadın
woman
karar
decision
sonra
after
suçsuz
innocent (not guilty)
Questions & Answers about Adaletsiz karardan sonra suçsuz kadın beraat etmeliydi.
How does beraat etmeliydi translate to 'should have been acquitted'?
It combines the verb beraat etmek (to be acquitted) with the necessity suffix -meli (should or must) and the past tense suffix -di (was). The buffer -y- connects them. Together, -meliydi expresses an unfulfilled past obligation, meaning something 'should have' happened but didn't.
Why is there a -dan attached to karar in karardan sonra?
The postposition sonra (after) always requires the preceding noun to take the ablative case suffix (-dan or -den). Therefore, 'after the decision' must be written as karardan sonra.
Both adaletsiz and suçsuz end in similar suffixes. How do these work?
The suffix -siz and its vowel harmony variants (like -suz) mean 'without' or '-less'. Here, adalet (justice) becomes adaletsiz (unjust or unfair), and suç (crime or guilt) becomes suçsuz (guiltless or innocent).
'Should have been acquitted' is passive in English. Why doesn't beraat etmek have a Turkish passive suffix?