Questions & Answers about Köpeği eve alıştıracaktı ama hayvan hâlâ ürkek.
Why does alıştıracaktı have both future (-acak) and past (-tı) suffixes?
This combination creates the 'future in the past' tense. When you attach a past tense ending to a future one, it translates to 'was going to' do something. Here, it implies a plan to accustom the dog to the house that has not succeeded yet.
How do we get alıştırmak from alışmak?
The verb alışmak means 'to get used to'. By adding the causative suffix -tır, you change the action from something you do to yourself into 'making someone else get used to' or 'to accustom'.
Why are the words köpeği and eve using those specific case endings?
The verb alıştırmak (to accustom) requires two cases: the specific thing being accustomed takes the accusative case (köpeği), and the environment they are getting used to takes the dative direction case (eve, meaning 'to the house').
How does hâlâ (still) affect the timeline of the second half of the sentence?