Breakdown of Prim istiyor diye işten kovuluyormuş.
iş
work
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
diye
saying / asking / that (quoting)
prim
bonus
kovulmak
to be fired
Questions & Answers about Prim istiyor diye işten kovuluyormuş.
How does -muş change the meaning of kovuluyormuş here?
Kovuluyor means 'he is getting fired.' Adding -muş makes it the inferential present continuous. This means you didn't witness it happening, but rather you heard about it from someone else. That is why kovuluyormuş translates to 'I heard he is getting fired' or 'Apparently he is getting fired.'
Why is diye translated as 'because he says' instead of just 'because'?
Diye literally comes from the verb demek (to say). While it often translates to 'because', it specifically means 'because he said' or 'thinking that'. The phrase prim istiyor diye literally means 'saying he wants a bonus'. It is the standard way in Turkish to quote the exact reason someone gave for an action.
I know the verb kovmak means 'to fire' or 'to chase away'. How is the passive formed here?
The passive voice is formed by adding -ul to the verb stem kov-, making it kovulmak (to be fired). Then we add the present continuous suffix -uyor and the hearsay suffix -muş, resulting in kovuluyormuş.
Why do we use the ablative case in işten?
In Turkish, you are fired 'out of' or 'from' a job. The ablative case suffix -ten (from) is attached to iş (work) to show the place he is being removed from, making it işten kovuluyormuş.
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