Breakdown of Programı kesinleştirdikten sonra rahatlayabildik.
program
schedule / program
sonra
after
rahatlamak
to relax
kesinleştirmek
to finalize
Questions & Answers about Programı kesinleştirdikten sonra rahatlayabildik.
This lesson focuses on structures with personal endings like -diğimiz gibi, but why doesn't -dikten sonra have a 'we' ending here?
The structure for 'after doing something' is strictly verb + -dikten / -tıktan + sonra. Unlike the -diği gibi structure, -dikten sonra doesn't use personal possessive endings. We know who finalized the schedule because of the 'we' ending on the main verb (rahatlayabildik).
Kesinleştirdikten is a really long word! What are all those suffixes doing before the -dikten part?
It builds up from the adjective kesin (certain or final). Adding -leş makes it the verb kesinleşmek (to become certain). Adding the causative suffix -tir makes it kesinleştirmek (to make certain, or to finalize).
How does rahatlayabildik break down to mean 'we were able to relax'?
The base verb is rahatlamak (to relax). To say 'able to', we add the potential suffix -abil (with a buffer -y-), giving us rahatlayabil-. Finally, we add the past tense -di and the 'we' ending -k.
Why does the sentence start with Programı instead of just Program?
Because 'the schedule' is the specific direct object being finalized. It takes the accusative case suffix -ı to show it is the specific thing receiving the action.
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