Word
Bizim hatıramız kayboldu, bu yüzden onlarınkini alıyoruz.
Meaning
Our souvenir got lost, so we are taking theirs.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Bizim hatıramız kayboldu, bu yüzden onlarınkini alıyoruz.
biz
we
almak
to take, to buy
bu yüzden
that's why / therefore
kaybolmak
to get lost
Questions & Answers about Bizim hatıramız kayboldu, bu yüzden onlarınkini alıyoruz.
How does onlarınkini break down, and why is there a -ni at the end?
It starts with onların (their) + -ki (the one that is / theirs). Because "theirs" is the specific object we are taking (alıyoruz), it needs the accusative case ending -i. When adding a case ending to -ki, we must use the buffer letter -n-, resulting in onlarınkini.
Why is kayboldu written as one word, and where did the ı and p from kayıp go?
When the noun kayıp (lost) combines with the helper verb olmak (to be/become), two things happen to make it flow better: the vowel ı drops out, and the hard consonant p softens to b. This fuses them into the single word kayboldu.
Is the word Bizim strictly necessary at the beginning of the sentence?
Grammatically, no. The -mız ending on hatıramız already tells us it means "our souvenir." However, using Bizim adds emphasis to contrast our souvenir with their souvenir (onlarınkini) later in the sentence.
Does hatıra mean "souvenir" or "memory"?