Learn Turkish: İncilerden alıp tele diziyorum. - I am taking some of the pearls and stringing them onto the wire.

İncilerden alıp tele diziyorum.

I am taking some of the pearls and stringing them onto the wire.

Breakdown of İncilerden alıp tele diziyorum.

to string / to line up

Questions & Answers about İncilerden alıp tele diziyorum.

Why is it incilerden instead of the accusative incileri?

This is the partitive use of the ablative case (-den). By saying incilerden alıp, you are saying 'taking some of the pearls' rather than taking all of a specific group, which would be incileri alıp.

What does the -ıp suffix do in alıp?

The suffix -(y)ıp connects sequential actions, acting like the word 'and'. Instead of saying alıyorum ve diziyorum (I am taking and I am stringing), you attach -ıp to the first verb. The tense and person markers at the end of the sentence (-iyorum) automatically apply to alıp as well.

Why does tel (wire) have the -e suffix in tele?

The verb dizmek (to string, to line up) requires the dative case (-a or -e) to show the destination of the action. Since you are stringing the pearls onto the wire, tel becomes tele.

The English translation says 'stringing them', but there is no word for 'them' in the Turkish sentence. Why?

Turkish frequently drops object pronouns when the context is obvious. Since you just established that you are taking the pearls, it is clear what is being strung. Adding onları (them) would be understood but is unnecessary and sounds less natural.