Breakdown of Birtakım siyasetçiler bu asılsız iddiaları uyduruyor, yoksa halk gerçekleri görecek.
bu
this
görmek
to see
iddia
claim
gerçek
truth / reality
halk
people / public
siyasetçi
politician
yoksa
otherwise / or else
birtakım
a number of / certain
asılsız
unfounded / baseless
uydurmak
to make up / to fabricate
Questions & Answers about Birtakım siyasetçiler bu asılsız iddiaları uyduruyor, yoksa halk gerçekleri görecek.
Why is birtakım written as a single word, and why is siyasetçiler plural when usually words starting with 'bir' take singular nouns?
How does asılsız translate to 'unfounded'?
The root is asıl, which means 'origin', 'base', or 'foundation'. Adding the negative suffix -sız ('without') gives us asılsız, meaning 'without foundation' or 'baseless'.
Is uyduruyor related to the verb uymak (to fit)?
Yes! Uymak means 'to fit' or 'to conform'. The causative suffix -dur turns it into uydurmak, literally 'to make [something] fit'. In everyday usage, it means to fabricate, invent, or make something up.
I know yok means 'there isn't' or 'no'. How does yoksa mean 'otherwise' here?
Yoksa is formed by combining yok with the conditional suffix -sa. Literally, it means 'if it does not exist' or 'if not'. In sentences like this, it acts as a very common conjunction meaning 'otherwise' or 'or else'.
Why does the Turkish use the plural gerçekleri when the English translation just says 'the truth'?
In Turkish, gerçek means 'fact' or 'truth'. When talking about 'the truth' in a broad sense (the true facts of a situation), Turkish often uses the plural gerçekler. The -i at the end is the accusative case, showing it is the specific direct object of görecek (will see).
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