Word
Taze kayısı ve incir alıyorum ama çürükleri istemiyorum.
Meaning
I am buying fresh apricots and figs, but I do not want the rotten ones.
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Breakdown of Taze kayısı ve incir alıyorum ama çürükleri istemiyorum.
ve
and
almak
to take, to buy
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
taze
fresh
Questions & Answers about Taze kayısı ve incir alıyorum ama çürükleri istemiyorum.
How does çürükleri mean "the rotten ones"?
Çürük is normally an adjective meaning "rotten". By adding the plural suffix -ler, it becomes a noun meaning "rotten ones". This is a grammar feature called substantivization. Finally, the accusative suffix -i is added because it is the specific direct object of istemiyorum (I don't want).
Why does çürükleri have the accusative case ending, but kayısı ve incir do not?
The accusative case is only used for specific (definite) direct objects. The speaker is buying apricots and figs in general, so they stay in the bare form. But they are rejecting the specific rotten ones in that batch, so çürükleri gets the definite accusative marker.
Why are kayısı and incir singular when the English translation says "apricots and figs"?
In Turkish, when you refer to a general category of things you are buying or consuming as a direct object, you use the singular form. Adding the plural -lar would sound like you are pointing to specific, individual fruits rather than just the concept of "some apricots".
Doesn't alıyorum mean "I am taking"?
Yes, the root almak literally means "to take", but it is also the standard everyday word for "to buy" in Turkish. The full verb for buying is satın almak, but native speakers usually just say almak when the shopping context is clear.