Word
Kalpsiz birini değil, maceracı bir adamı arıyorum.
Meaning
I am looking for an adventurous man, not a heartless person.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Kalpsiz birini değil, maceracı bir adamı arıyorum.
bir
a / an
adam
man
değil
not
aramak
to look for, to call
Questions & Answers about Kalpsiz birini değil, maceracı bir adamı arıyorum.
How do the suffixes in kalpsiz and maceracı change the meaning of the root words?
This sentence highlights two key suffixes. The -siz in kalpsiz means without, turning kalp (heart) into heartless. Meanwhile, the -cı in maceracı often forms professions, but it also describes habits or traits. Attached to macera (adventure), it creates the adjective adventurous.
Why do both birini and adamı have accusative case endings?
Both are direct objects of the verb arıyorum (I am looking for). The sentence contrasts them: not looking for X, but looking for Y. Because they are the specific targets of your search, biri (someone) gets the buffer -n- and accusative -i to become birini, while adam gets -ı to become adamı.
If bir adam means a man, why does it take the accusative -ı in adamı? Doesn't bir usually make it indefinite?
Normally, an indefinite object with bir does not take the accusative. However, when an object is heavily modified by an adjective like maceracı, it feels more specific in Turkish. In sentences contrasting a specific type of person you want versus one you don't, adding the accusative is natural.
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