Breakdown of Yeni yazıcı da bozulmuş olmalı.
yeni
new
olmak
to be
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
bozulmak
to break down / to spoil
yazıcı
printer
Questions & Answers about Yeni yazıcı da bozulmuş olmalı.
How do we form "must have broken down" using bozulmuş olmalı?
We use the inferential past tense suffix -muş on the verb bozulmak (to break down), followed by olmalı (must be). Literally, it means "it must be [in the state of having] broken down." This combination of a verb with -mIş + olmalı is the standard way to express a strong logical deduction about an event that already happened.
Why is the suffix -ul used in bozulmuş? Could I just say bozmuş olmalı?
You need the -ul suffix because bozulmak is the passive or intransitive form, meaning "to break down" or "to get ruined." The root verb bozmak means "to break [something else]." If you said bozmuş olmalı, it would mean "he/she/it must have broken [something]," rather than the printer itself breaking down.
What does the suffix -ıcı do in the word yazıcı?
The suffix -ıcı / -ici attaches to verbs to create a noun representing the "doer" of the action or a machine/tool used for it. Here, it attaches to yazmak (to write). So, a yazıcı is literally a "writer," which is the standard Turkish word for a computer "printer."
Why is da written as a separate word here instead of attached to yazıcı?
When da / de is written as a separate word, it means "too," "also," or "as well." (Here, it implies an older printer broke, and now the new one has too). If it were attached to the word as a suffix (yazıcıda), it would be the locative case, meaning "in the printer" or "on the printer."
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