Breakdown of Ekranda bir numara tuşlayıp bekledim, meğer telefonuma virüs indirmişim.
bir
a / an
telefon
phone
beklemek
to wait
numara
number
Questions & Answers about Ekranda bir numara tuşlayıp bekledim, meğer telefonuma virüs indirmişim.
How does meğer work with indirmişim in this sentence?
Meğer means "it turns out" or "I didn't realize that." It frequently pairs with the inferential past tense suffix -miş because both express sudden realization or learning something after the fact. You wouldn't use the definite past tense indirdim here, because you didn't consciously know you were downloading a virus at the exact moment it happened!
Why does tuşlayıp end in -ıp instead of a regular tense?
The -ıp suffix connects two sequential actions, acting like the word "and." Instead of saying tuşladım ve bekledim (I dialed and I waited), Turkish smoothly combines them into tuşlayıp bekledim. The first verb takes -ıp (with a buffer -y- here), and it automatically borrows its tense and person from the main verb that follows it (bekledim).
I don't recognize the root of tuşlayıp. What is it?
The root noun is tuş, which means a "key" or "button" (like on a keyboard, ATM, or phone). The suffix -la turns it into the verb tuşlamak, meaning "to press keys" or "to dial."
Why is it telefonuma rather than telefonumda (on my phone)?