Breakdown of Çünkü birtakım tehlikeli sırları örtbas etmek istiyor.
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
çünkü
because
sır
secret
tehlikeli
dangerous
Questions & Answers about Çünkü birtakım tehlikeli sırları örtbas etmek istiyor.
Why does sırları have the plural suffix -lar if it comes after a quantity word?
Unlike numbers or words like birkaç (a few), which always take a singular noun, the determiner birtakım (meaning "a number of" or "certain") requires the noun to be plural. This is why we say birtakım sırlar instead of birtakım sır.
Why is sırları in the accusative case here if birtakım is a vague quantity?
While birtakım doesn't name the secrets exactly, it acts like the word "certain" in English ("certain dangerous secrets"). The speaker has a specific, existing group of secrets in mind that are being hidden. This makes the object definite enough to take the accusative suffix -ı.
Is birtakım always spelled as a single word?
It is written as one word when used as a vague determiner meaning "some" or "certain". If you write it as two separate words (bir takım), it literally means "one team" or "one set" (such as bir takım elbise for a suit).
How does the verb örtbas etmek literally break down?
It is an idiomatic compound formed from the verb roots ört (from örtmek, to cover) and bas (from basmak, to press). Together they create the concept of pressing something down to hide it, meaning to cover up or hush up a secret or scandal.