Breakdown of Eski tanıdıklara hasretle sarıldık.
tanımak
to know (a person), to recognize
eski
old
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
hasret
longing
sarılmak
to hug
Questions & Answers about Eski tanıdıklara hasretle sarıldık.
How does the word tanıdıklara get the meaning of "acquaintances"?
It is built from the verb tanımak (to recognize or know). By adding the -dık suffix, it literally means a known person. This form is lexicalized, meaning it is now used as a regular noun for acquaintance. Finally, it takes the plural -lar and dative -a suffixes.
Why do both tanıdıklara and sarıldık contain -dık? Are they the same suffix?
No, they just look the same! In tanıdıklara, -dık is the participle suffix turning a verb into a noun. However, in sarıldık, it is actually the past tense suffix -dı combined with the personal ending -k to mean we.
Why is tanıdıklara in the dative case (-a ending) if they are the direct object of the hug?
The verb sarılmak (to hug) always requires its object to take the dative case. While in English you hug a person directly, Turkish grammar treats a hug as a physical action directed toward someone.
Is the -le at the end of hasretle the word ile?
Yes! The word ile means with or by means of. When attached to the end of a noun as a suffix, it follows vowel harmony to become -la or -le after consonants. Therefore, hasret (longing) becomes hasretle (with longing).
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