Breakdown of Patronun yeni bir görüşme istemesi belirsiz.
bir
a / an
yeni
new
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
patron
boss
Questions & Answers about Patronun yeni bir görüşme istemesi belirsiz.
Why is it istemesi and not just istemek?
The clause 'The boss wanting a new meeting' acts as the subject of the sentence. To make a full clause into a subject, we use the short verbal noun -mA on the verb (iste-me) and add a possessive suffix to show who is doing the wanting. Since it is the boss (third person), we add -si, making istemesi.
Why does patron have the -un suffix?
In Turkish, when an action clause acts as a noun, the 'doer' of that action takes the genitive (possessive) case. It literally translates to 'Of the boss, his wanting'. This links patronun tightly to the possessive suffix on istemesi.
Both görüşme and istemesi have a -me ending. Are they doing the same grammatical job here?
Historically, yes, because the -mA suffix turns verbs into nouns. However, görüşme has become a permanent dictionary noun meaning 'meeting' or 'interview'. On the other hand, istemesi is actively being used here as a grammar structure to express 'his wanting'.