Breakdown of Bazı müşteriler bu markayı beğenmiyor.
bu
this
müşteri
customer
beğenmek
to like, to admire
marka
brand
bazı
some
Questions & Answers about Bazı müşteriler bu markayı beğenmiyor.
The current lesson is about words like bazıları (some of them). Why does this sentence use bazı instead of bazıları?
Bazı is an adjective meaning some, so it must be used directly before a noun (bazı müşteriler = some customers). You use bazıları when the noun is dropped and the word acts as a pronoun meaning some of them. If we dropped the noun here, the sentence would just start with Bazıları bu markayı...
In Turkish, nouns following quantity words usually stay singular (like iki müşteri). Why does müşteri get the plural suffix -ler here?
While numbers and words like az (few) or çok (a lot) take a singular noun, bazı is an exception! It always requires the plural form of the noun, which is why we must say bazı müşteriler and not bazı müşteri.
Why is there a -yı at the end of bu markayı?
The verb beğenmek (to like or approve of) targets a specific direct object, so we must use the accusative case. Since marka (brand) ends in a vowel, it gets the buffer letter y followed by the accusative suffix -yı, making it bu markayı (this specific brand).
What is the difference between beğenmiyor and sevmiyor? Can I use sevmiyor here?
You could use sevmiyor, but they have a slightly different feel. Sevmek means to love or have a strong emotional connection. Beğenmek means to find something appealing, of good quality, or to approve of it, which fits perfectly for customers reviewing a product or brand.
Let's look at the negative verb beğenmiyor. Where did the e go in the negative suffix -me?
This is a grammar rule called vowel narrowing! The negative suffix is normally -me (beğenme-). But when we add the continuous suffix -yor, the wide vowel e narrows to an i to match the vowel harmony of the root, resulting in beğenmiyor.
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