Breakdown of Sabaha doğru bu ürpertici labirente girmemiz lazımdı.
bu
this
sabah
morning
girmek
to enter
lazım
necessary
doğru
towards
ürpertici
creepy / spooky
labirent
maze / labyrinth
Questions & Answers about Sabaha doğru bu ürpertici labirente girmemiz lazımdı.
How does doğru work with sabaha to mean 'towards morning'?
When doğru is used after a noun with the dative ending (-a or -e), it acts as a postposition meaning 'towards' or 'around' a certain time or place. Here, sabah (morning) takes the dative -a, so sabaha doğru means 'towards morning' or 'approaching morning'.
Why does labirent (maze) take the -e ending to become labirente?
The verb girmek (to enter) requires the dative case because you are showing direction into a place. Even though we just say 'enter the maze' in English, Turkish requires you to literally say 'enter into the maze', which is why labirent becomes labirente.
How does girmemiz lazımdı translate to 'we had to enter'?
To express past obligation, Turkish uses a verbal noun plus lazımdı (was necessary). girmemiz is made of the verbal noun girme (entering) plus the possessive -miz (our). Literally, girmemiz lazımdı means 'our entering was necessary'.
Is there a trick to remembering the word ürpertici (creepy)?
Yes! It comes from the verb ürpermek, which means 'to shiver' or 'to get goosebumps'. The suffix combination -tici turns a verb into an adjective describing something that causes that action. So, ürpertici literally means 'causing you to shiver'.
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