Breakdown of Vestiyer dolu olduğu için paltoları sandalyelere asıyoruz.
sandalye
chair
olmak
to be
için
for
dolu
full
palto
overcoat
vestiyer
cloakroom
asmak
to hang
Questions & Answers about Vestiyer dolu olduğu için paltoları sandalyelere asıyoruz.
Why do we say dolu olduğu için instead of just using çünkü (because)?
How is the word olduğu formed in this sentence?
It starts with the verb olmak (to be). We add the participle suffix -dık to turn it into a verbal noun, followed by the 3rd-person possessive suffix -ı (its). When the vowel suffix is added, consonant mutation occurs and the k softens to ğ, so ol-duk-u becomes olduğu (its being).
Why does sandalyelere (chairs) take the dative case here?
In English, you hang a coat 'on' a chair, but Turkish treats this as a directional action. You are moving the coat 'to' the chair. Just like your current lesson on ait (belonging to) requires the dative case to show who receives an item, verbs of placement like asmak (to hang) require the dative case to show the object's destination.
Why is there an -ı at the end of paltoları?
This is the accusative case suffix. We use it because the sentence is talking about specific, definite coats ('the overcoats') being acted upon as the direct object. If the sentence was about hanging coats in general, it would just use the bare noun.
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