Questions & Answers about Gömleğin düğmesini koparıverdi.
How does the suddenness suffix attach to the verb in koparıverdi?
It attaches to the verb stem kopar (from koparmak, to snap off). We drop the -mak and add the suddenness suffix -ıver. Since kopar ends in a consonant, we do not need the buffer y, making it koparıver. Finally, the past tense suffix -di is added to show that he 'suddenly snapped' it off.
Why did the word gömlek change to gömleğin?
This is an example of consonant softening. When the genitive suffix -in is added to gömlek to create the possessive 'the shirt's', the final k gets placed between two vowels and softens into a ğ.
What do all the suffixes on düğmesini do?
Düğme means button. The -si is the third-person possessive suffix linking it to the shirt (its button). The -n- is a buffer letter that must be used whenever you add a case suffix immediately after a third-person possessive suffix. The final -i is the accusative case, marking the button as the specific direct object being snapped off.
Wait, is the verb root here kop or kopar?
The absolute base root is kop from kopmak, which is an intransitive verb meaning to break off or detach on its own. The -ar suffix makes it transitive, turning it into koparmak, which means to actively break or snap something off. Here, we need the transitive form because an action is being done to a direct object (the button).
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