Breakdown of Patronumuz bizi eleştireceğine başarılı projelerimizi takdir etmeli.
biz
we
proje
project
patron
boss
başarılı
successful
eleştirmek
to criticize
takdir etmek
to appreciate / to praise (effort, value)
Questions & Answers about Patronumuz bizi eleştireceğine başarılı projelerimizi takdir etmeli.
How does eleştireceğine translate to "instead of criticizing"?
This is the structure you are currently learning! It is built from the verb root eleştir- (criticize) + -ecek (future participle) + -i (3rd person possessive "his/her") + -n- (buffer letter) + -e (dative case). Notice that the k in -ecek softens to ğ because it is followed by a vowel. In Turkish, adding the dative case to a future possessive participle creates the meaning "instead of [someone] doing [verb]".
Why is the 3rd person possessive -i used in eleştireceğine if the sentence starts with patronumuz (our boss)?
Even though it is our boss (marked by the 1st person plural -umuz), the boss themselves is a single person ("he" or "she"). Therefore, the boss is a 3rd person singular subject. The possessive suffix on the converb matches who is doing the action, so we use -i to mean "instead of his/her criticizing".
Why do both biz and projelerimiz take an extra -i at the end (bizi, projelerimizi)?
They are both specific direct objects receiving an action, so they need the accusative case suffix (-i). Bizi (us) is the direct object of the criticizing (eleştireceğine), while projelerimizi (our projects) is the direct object of the appreciation (takdir etmeli).
What is the breakdown of the verb takdir etmeli?
It comes from the compound verb takdir etmek, which means "to appreciate". The suffix -meli is added to the verb stem to express obligation or advice, translating to "should" or "must". Since the subject doing the appreciating is "our boss" (he/she), no extra personal suffix is needed at the end.
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