Breakdown of Soruyu tahmin ederek yanıtladım.
soru
question
tahmin etmek
to guess, to predict
yanıtlamak
to reply / to answer
Questions & Answers about Soruyu tahmin ederek yanıtladım.
Why is tahmin ederek placed right before the verb?
In Turkish, the most emphasized piece of information (the focus) goes immediately before the verb. Placing tahmin ederek there highlights exactly how you answered the question (by guessing). If you wanted to emphasize what you answered, you would move it next to the verb: Tahmin ederek soruyu yanıtladım (I answered the question by guessing).
How does ederek give the meaning of "by guessing"?
The suffix -(y)erek or -(y)arak attaches to a verb to show how another action is performed, usually translating to "by doing" or "while doing". Here, it attaches to the helper verb etmek (from tahmin etmek, to guess). Notice that the t in etmek softens to d because it is followed by a vowel, becoming ederek.
Why does soru have the -(y)u ending here?
The -(y)u ending is the accusative case suffix, which marks a specific direct object. Because you answered a specific question ("the question") rather than just generally answering, the noun takes this ending to become soruyu.
What is the root of the verb yanıtladım?
It comes from the noun yanıt, which means "answer" or "reply". The suffix -la is used to turn nouns into verbs, creating yanıtlamak (to answer). From there, we just add the past tense -dı and the "I" ending -m.
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