Breakdown of Şu mizahçı zevksiz bir şaka yapıyor.
bir
a / an
şu
that (pointed out)
yapmak
to do / to make
şaka
joke
mizah
humor
zevk
taste (preference) / pleasure
şaka yapmak
to joke, to play a joke
Questions & Answers about Şu mizahçı zevksiz bir şaka yapıyor.
How does the word mizahçı break down to mean comedian?
The root is mizah, which means humor. The suffix -çı is the professional or habitual suffix, similar to -er or -ist in English. Because mizah ends in a voiceless consonant (h), the suffix must start with ç instead of c. Since the last vowel is a, it uses the undotted ı to follow A-type vowel harmony, making it -çı.
How does zevksiz get its meaning, and why does it use the -siz form?
The root zevk means taste or pleasure. The suffix -sIz means without or -less, turning it into tasteless. To follow vowel harmony, we look at the vowel e in zevk. According to I-type vowel harmony rules, e pairs with i, so the suffix becomes -siz.
Why is bir placed after zevksiz?
Why does the sentence use yapıyor (making) instead of a word for telling?
In English, we usually say someone tells a joke. However, in Turkish, the standard verb used with şaka (joke) is yapmak (to make or do). So a Turkish speaker literally makes a joke (şaka yapıyor).
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