Breakdown of Cübbeyi her zaman giymeliymişim ve sembolü saklamalıymışım.
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zaman
time
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giymek
to wear / to put on
Questions & Answers about Cübbeyi her zaman giymeliymişim ve sembolü saklamalıymışım.
What does the -miş suffix add to the obligation in giymeliymişim?
The suffix -meli expresses obligation ("must"), and adding -miş gives it an inferential or hearsay meaning. Together as -meliymiş, it translates to "supposedly must" or "I am told I have to." Here, it implies someone else just informed the speaker about this rule regarding the robe and the symbol.
Can we break down all the suffixes on saklamalıymışım?
Sure! It is sakla- (hide) + -malı (must) + -y- (buffer letter) + -mış (supposedly/hearsay) + -ım (I). The buffer -y- is needed because the hearsay suffix comes from the independent word imiş. When attached directly to a vowel, the i drops and turns into a -y-.
Why is the ending on sembolü an -ü instead of -u? Doesn't that break vowel harmony?
Yes, it breaks the standard rules! Sembol is a loanword (borrowed from French), and many foreign words ending in -l soften the vowel in suffixes attached to them. So instead of the expected back vowel -u, it takes the front vowel -ü.
Why do both cübbe and sembol take the accusative case here?