Word
Yeni yazıcı da bozulmuş olmalı.
Meaning
The new printer must have broken down too.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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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
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?