Breakdown of Elbisemi kirletmemek ve yıpratmamak üzere sana veriyorum.
sen
you
ve
and
vermek
to give
elbise
dress
üzere
on the condition that
kirletmek
to make dirty / to soil
yıpratmak
to wear out / to tear (through use or aging)
Questions & Answers about Elbisemi kirletmemek ve yıpratmamak üzere sana veriyorum.
Wait, doesn't -mAk üzere usually mean 'about to'?
You are right that -mAk üzere often means 'about to' (like in çıkmak üzereyim - I am about to leave). However, when used to state terms in an agreement or an offering, it acts as a conditional proviso meaning 'on the condition that' or 'provided that'. Context makes it clear: giving someone a dress 'about to not dirty it' wouldn't make much sense!
How do we form the negative 'on the condition that you do not' part?
We simply use the negative infinitive form of the verb, which is -mAmAk, right before üzere. In this sentence, we have two negative infinitives tied together with ve: kirletmemek (not to make dirty) and yıpratmamak (not to wear out), both applying to the single üzere that follows them.
Can you break down the word kirletmemek?
Sure! It starts with the noun kir (dirt). We add the causative suffix -let to create the verb kirletmek (to make dirty / to soil). Finally, we add the negative suffix -me and the infinitive suffix -mek, giving us kirletmemek (not to make dirty).
The dictionary says 'to wear out' is yıpranmak. Why does this sentence use yıpratmamak?
Yıpranmak means 'to wear out' on its own, like how a pair of shoes naturally wears out over time. Because the person is doing the action to an object here (the dress), we need the transitive version, yıpratmak (to wear something out). Adding the negative -ma and infinitive -mak gives us yıpratmamak.
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