Breakdown of İyi ki bu yaygın salgın bizi hiç etkilemedi.
bu
this
iyi
good
biz
we
hiç
at all / any
etkilemek
to affect
ki
that (conjunction) / so... that
yaygın
widespread
salgın
epidemic
Questions & Answers about İyi ki bu yaygın salgın bizi hiç etkilemedi.
The words yaygın and salgın both end in -gın. How does this suffix work here?
This suffix (-gIn / -kIn / -gUn / -kUn) attaches to verbs to create adjectives or nouns that describe the result or state of that action. yaygın (widespread) comes from yaymak (to spread). salgın (epidemic) comes from salmak (to release or let loose). Both describe something that has reached a certain state through the action of the root verb.
Wait, salmak means to release or let go. How does that connect to the medical meaning of salgın (epidemic)?
In Turkish, diseases or outbreaks are conceptually thought of as being released or let loose upon a population. Adding the -gın suffix to salmak creates a noun for that released thing—an epidemic or outbreak.
Does İyi ki always take a standard past or present tense verb like etkilemedi, or can it take the conditional?
It takes a standard, factual tense like the past tense seen here. Unlike 'I wish' (keşke), which requires a conditional or subjunctive verb for hypothetical situations, İyi ki (Fortunately / It is a good thing that) states a real, factual outcome.
What is the root of the verb etkilemedi?
The root is actually a noun: etki (effect). By adding the verb-forming suffix -le, we get etkilemek (to affect). Then we add the negative suffix -me and the definite past tense suffix -di to make etkilemedi (did not affect).
Why is the accusative case used on bizi (us) here?
The verb etkilemek (to affect) takes a direct object. Since 'us' is the specific group being affected, the pronoun biz needs the accusative case suffix -i, becoming bizi.
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