Word
Çoban her gün sürüyü ormana götürürmüş.
Meaning
The shepherd would take the flock to the forest every day.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Çoban her gün sürüyü ormana götürürmüş.
her
every
gün
day
orman
forest
götürmek
to take (something) away
Questions & Answers about Çoban her gün sürüyü ormana götürürmüş.
How is götürürmüş formed, and what does the -müş add to the meaning?
It is made of the verb stem götür- (take away) + the aorist suffix -ür (for habitual action) + the inferential suffix -müş. Together, they form the "inferential aorist". This tense is used to talk about habitual actions in the past ("used to" or "would") that you didn't witness yourself, or that you are recounting as a story or legend.
What is the difference between götürmek and almak if both mean "to take"?
Almak means "to take" in the sense of grabbing, acquiring, or receiving something. Götürmek specifically means "to take someone or something away" to another location. Because the shepherd is moving the flock to a destination, götürmek is the correct verb here.
Why use the suffix -yü on the word sürü?
Sürü means "flock" or "herd". Because it is the specific direct object receiving the action of being taken (translated as "the flock" rather than just "a flock"), it needs the accusative case. Since sürü ends in a vowel, it takes the buffer letter -y- and the accusative suffix -ü to match vowel harmony, becoming sürüyü.
Why does orman have an -a at the end?