Breakdown of Turistlerin rotasını öğrenmesi için geyiğe bir verici takmışlar.
bir
a / an
öğrenmek
to learn
için
for
takmak
to wear / to put on (accessories)
turist
tourist
rota
route (navigation, course)
verici
transmitter
geyik
deer
Questions & Answers about Turistlerin rotasını öğrenmesi için geyiğe bir verici takmışlar.
Why do we say Turistlerin ... öğrenmesi için instead of Turistler öğrenmek için?
Because the subjects of the two actions are different. "They" put the transmitter on, but the "tourists" are the ones doing the learning. When the subjects are different, we use a possessive construction: the doer takes the genitive case (turistlerin) and the verb becomes a verbal noun with a possessive suffix (öğrenmesi). It translates literally to "for the tourists' learning."
Since turistlerin is plural, why is the verbal noun öğrenmesi (singular) and not öğrenmeleri (plural)?
You can actually use either! In Turkish, when a plural subject is explicitly stated and already includes the plural suffix (like the -ler in turistlerin), the plural marker on the following verb or verbal noun is often dropped to avoid repetition. So, using the singular possessive öğrenmesi sounds completely natural here.
What suffixes are attached to the word rotasını?
It breaks down into rota (route) + -sı (3rd person possessive: "its") + -n- (buffer letter) + -ı (accusative case). We need the accusative case here because "its route" is the specific direct object being acted upon by the verbal noun öğrenmesi (learning).
How does takmışlar give us the word "Apparently" in the English translation?
The verb uses the -mIş past tense (tak + -mış + -lar), which is often called the inferential or evidential past. It is used for events you didn't witness directly. The speaker didn't see anyone attach the transmitter; they either noticed it on the deer later and deduced what happened, or heard about it from someone else. "Apparently" is a great way to capture this inferred meaning in English.
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