Breakdown of Satıcıdan domates ve biber aldık.
ve
and
almak
to take, to buy
domates
tomato
satıcı
seller / shopkeeper
biber
pepper
Questions & Answers about Satıcıdan domates ve biber aldık.
Why are domates and biber singular in Turkish when the English translation says "tomatoes and peppers"?
In Turkish, when you refer to a category of things in a general, indefinite sense rather than specific items, you leave them in the singular form. Since you are buying an unspecified amount of tomatoes and peppers as groceries, you don't use the plural suffixes -lar or -ler.
How does the word satıcıdan break down?
The root word is satıcı, which means vendor, seller, or dealer. The -dan suffix is the ablative case, which means "from". Because the last vowel in satıcı is the undotted ı, vowel harmony rules tell us to use -dan instead of -den.
I thought the verb almak meant "to take". Why is it translated as "bought" here?
The verb almak is very versatile and means both "to take" and "to buy" depending on the context. When you are getting goods from a satıcı (vendor) or a shop, it is almost always understood as buying.
What is the function of the -k at the end of aldık?
In the definite past tense, the personal suffix for "we" (biz) is just -k. The word breaks down as al (buy) + dı (past tense marker) + k (we).
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