Breakdown of Bu etkinlik hakkında çok şüpheciyim çünkü herkes çıkarcı.
bu
this
çok
very
çünkü
because
herkes
everyone
hakkında
about, concerning
etkinlik
event (organized activity)
şüphe
doubt
çıkar
self-interest
Questions & Answers about Bu etkinlik hakkında çok şüpheciyim çünkü herkes çıkarcı.
What does the -ci suffix do in the word şüpheciyim?
The root is şüphe (doubt). While the -ci suffix often creates professions, it is also used to describe a personality trait or someone who habitually does something. So şüpheci means a 'doubter' or 'skeptical'. The -yim at the end is the 'I am' suffix attached with a buffer -y-.
What is the root of çıkarcı (opportunist)?
The root is çıkar, which means 'benefit' or 'self-interest'. By attaching the habitual trait suffix -cı, we get çıkarcı, which describes a person who is always looking out for their own advantage.
Why is it 'bu etkinlik hakkında' and not 'bu etkinliğin hakkında'?
The postposition hakkında (about) only requires the genitive case when used with personal pronouns (like benim hakkımda or senin hakkında). For regular nouns like etkinlik, you simply use the bare, unmodified noun.
Is etkinlik (event) related to the word etki (effect)?
Yes! Etki (effect) takes a suffix to become the adjective etkin (active or effective). Adding the noun-building -lik suffix gives us etkinlik, which literally means 'a state of being active' and is the standard word for 'activity' or 'event'.
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