Breakdown of Kimse kurallarından ödün vermeden fedakârlık yapmadı.
yapmak
to do / to make
vermek
to give
kimse
no one / anyone
kural
rule
ödün
concession / compromise
fedakârlık
sacrifice
Questions & Answers about Kimse kurallarından ödün vermeden fedakârlık yapmadı.
Why is the verb yapmadı negative when the English translation says 'No one made'?
In Turkish, indefinite pronouns like kimse (nobody/anybody) require the main verb to be negative to create a negative sentence. So, kimse ... yapmadı literally means 'anybody ... didn't do', which translates naturally to 'no one made'.
This lesson focuses on the -mAkla (by doing) structure. Why does this sentence use vermeden instead?
The suffix -mAdAn (without doing) often acts as the negative opposite to -mAkla (by doing) when describing how an action is performed. While ödün vermekle would mean 'by compromising', the sentence needs ödün vermeden to mean 'without compromising'.
Why does kurallarından (their rules) end with the ablative -dan (from) suffix?
The phrase ödün vermek (to compromise / to make a concession) takes the ablative case (-dan / -den) for the thing that is being compromised. In Turkish logic, you are literally giving a concession 'from' your rules.
What is the exact suffix breakdown for the word kurallarından?
It breaks down as kural (rule) + -lar (plural) + -ı (third-person possessive: his/her/their) + -n- (buffer letter) + -dan (from). The possessive -ı refers back to kimse (no one).
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