Breakdown of Öğretmen, yaştaş çocukları aynı gruba koydu.
öğretmen
teacher
çocuk
child
koymak
to put
grup
group
aynı
same
yaştaş
peer / of the same age
Questions & Answers about Öğretmen, yaştaş çocukları aynı gruba koydu.
How does the suffix -taş create the word yaştaş?
The suffix -DAş indicates sharing a common bond or attribute. When added to yaş (age), it creates yaştaş, meaning people who share the same age, or "peers." Notice that because yaş ends in a voiceless consonant (ş), the suffix changes to -taş rather than -daş to maintain consonant harmony.
Is yaştaş always used as an adjective, like it is here with çocukları?
Why does the word grup change to gruba?
The verb koymak (to put) requires the dative case to show where something is being put. When we add the dative suffix -a to grup, the final p softens to a b due to consonant mutation. While some foreign loanwords in Turkish resist this softening, grup is one that regularly changes to gruba.
Why is it çocukları instead of just çocuklar?
Because the teacher is putting specific children into the group, not just children in general. The accusative suffix -ı is added to çocuklar to mark it as the definite direct object of the verb koydu.
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