Breakdown of İttiğim masa çok çizildi.
masa
table
çok
a lot of / many
itmek
to push
çizilmek
to be scratched
Questions & Answers about İttiğim masa çok çizildi.
How does ittiğim translate to "that I pushed"?
It uses the participle suffix -dik, which connects a verb to a noun similar to using "that" or "which" in English. We then add a possessive ending to show who performed the action. So, it- (to push) + -dik + -im (my) creates a word that acts like an adjective, literally meaning "my pushed" or "that I pushed."
Why are there two 't's in ittiğim?
This happens because of consonant assimilation. The verb root it- ends in a hard, voiceless consonant (t). When you add the -dik suffix, its starting d must harden to a t to match the root, changing the suffix to -tik.
Where does the ğ in ittiğim come from?
This is consonant mutation. After we form ittik, we add the possessive vowel suffix -im (my). When a suffix starting with a vowel is attached to a word ending in k, that k softens into a ğ. Therefore, ittik + -im becomes ittiğim.
Why is the verb çizildi instead of çizdi?
Çizmek is an active verb meaning "to scratch" (or "to draw"). If the sentence ended with çizdi, it would mean the table actively scratched something else! By inserting the passive suffix -il, it becomes çizilmek (to be scratched), showing that the scratching happened to the table.
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