Breakdown of Çıkarcı ve vicdansız insanlardan nefret ediyorum.
ve
and
insan
person
nefret etmek
to hate
çıkar
self-interest
Questions & Answers about Çıkarcı ve vicdansız insanlardan nefret ediyorum.
How does the suffix -cı change the meaning of çıkar in the word çıkarcı?
Çıkar means "benefit", "interest", or "profit". The suffix -cı (and its variations like -ci, -çu) is often used for professions, like a maker or seller of something. However, it can also describe someone who habitually seeks or focuses on something. Therefore, a çıkarcı is someone who is constantly looking out for their own benefit—an "opportunist" or "self-serving" person.
What is the literal translation of vicdansız, and how is it formed?
It literally means "without a conscience." The root is vicdan (conscience), and the privative suffix -sız means "without" or "-less" (similar to the English suffix in "ruthless"). Because of 4-way vowel harmony, the broad vowel "a" in vicdan causes the suffix to take the form -sız rather than -siz.
Why is the "from" suffix -dan used in insanlardan instead of a direct object suffix?
In English, we hate someone directly, but in Turkish, the verb nefret etmek (to hate) always requires the ablative case (-dan / -den). You are grammatically expressing that you hate from someone or something. So, "I hate people" must be translated as insanlardan nefret ediyorum.
Why does the helper verb etmek become ediyorum here?