Breakdown of Lüzumsuz eşyaları evde tutmak yerine bir vakfa bağışlamak istiyorum.
bir
a / an
ev
house
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
eşya
belonging / item / stuff (goods, objects)
tutmak
to catch / to hold
yerine
instead of
vakıf
foundation (charitable)
lüzumsuz
unnecessary
bağışlamak
to donate
Questions & Answers about Lüzumsuz eşyaları evde tutmak yerine bir vakfa bağışlamak istiyorum.
How does tutmak yerine translate to "instead of keeping"?
To say "instead of doing [something]" in Turkish, you use the full infinitive verb (ending in -mAk) followed directly by the word yerine. Literally meaning "in its place", yerine combines with tutmak (to keep) to mean "instead of keeping".
Why is "to a foundation" written as vakfa instead of "vakıfa"?
The dictionary word for foundation is vakıf. Like many two-syllable borrowed words in Turkish, it drops the narrow vowel in its second syllable when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. So, vakıf plus the dative suffix -a (to) becomes vakfa.
Why does eşyaları take the accusative -ı suffix if the English translation doesn't say "the" unnecessary belongings?
Even though the English translation doesn't use "the", the speaker has a specific group of belongings in mind—the ones currently sitting in their house. The accusative suffix -ı in eşyaları marks these specific items as the direct object of both tutmak (to keep) and bağışlamak (to donate).
How is the word lüzumsuz (unnecessary) formed?
It is built from the noun lüzum, which means "necessity" or "need". By adding the common suffix -sUz (meaning "without"), you get lüzumsuz—literally "without necessity", or "unnecessary".
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