Questions & Answers about Bu durum beni çok üzdü.
Wait, this lesson is about verbs that take the dative case. Why is it beni here instead of bana?
It is a great reminder that not all verbs take the dative! While verbs like yardım etmek (to help) or sormak (to ask) take the dative, üzmek (to upset) takes a direct object. Just like in English, the person being upset is the direct target of the action, so we use the accusative form beni.
How is the word üzdü formed?
It comes from the verb üzmek (to upset). We drop the -mek to get the stem üz-, and then add the definite past tense suffix. Because of 4-way vowel harmony, the suffix becomes -dü to match the ü in the stem.
Could I change the word order and say: Bu durum çok beni üzdü?
No, that would sound unnatural. In Turkish, adverbs like çok (very / a lot) usually go immediately before the word they are modifying. Since çok describes how much the situation upset you, it needs to sit right next to the verb üzdü.
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