Breakdown of Araba hasar görmüştür, muhtemelen alternatif yola sapıyordur.
araba
car
yol
road
alternatif
alternative
sapmak
to turn (deviate)
muhtemelen
probably
hasar
damage
hasar görmek
to undergo / suffer (damage)
Questions & Answers about Araba hasar görmüştür, muhtemelen alternatif yola sapıyordur.
Why are there two different suffixes, -tür and -dur, at the end of the verbs?
These are both forms of the -DIr suffix taught in this lesson, which adds a sense of assumption or probability to a verb. It changes to -tür in görmüştür and -dur in sapıyordur due to vowel harmony and consonant mutation (the voiceless ş in görmüş changes the d to a t).
Why is the verb görmek (to see) used when talking about a damaged car?
The phrase hasar görmek literally means 'to see damage', but it is the standard Turkish expression for 'to be damaged' or 'to get damaged'. It is a set phrase used much like 'to suffer damage' in English.
If sapıyordur already implies probability, why do we also need the word muhtemelen (probably)?
While not strictly necessary grammatically, it is very common in Turkish to pair an adverb like muhtemelen (probably) or belki (maybe) with the epistemic -DIr suffix. It emphasizes the speaker's assumption and sounds very natural.
Why does yol (road) have an -a at the end in yola?
The verb sapmak (to turn, diverge, or branch off) requires the dative case (-e or -a) to show the destination or direction of the turn. Therefore, 'turning to the alternative road' becomes alternatif yola sapmak.
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