Word
Onlar bile bu esrarengiz cinayeti örtbas etmeyecek.
Meaning
Even they will not cover up this mysterious murder.
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Breakdown of Onlar bile bu esrarengiz cinayeti örtbas etmeyecek.
bu
this
onlar
they
cinayet
murder
bile
even
Questions & Answers about Onlar bile bu esrarengiz cinayeti örtbas etmeyecek.
Why is bile placed after Onlar instead of before it?
In Turkish, the particle bile (meaning "even") always comes immediately after the word or phrase it emphasizes. Therefore, "even they" translates to Onlar bile.
The subject is Onlar (they), so why is the verb singular (etmeyecek) instead of plural (etmeyecekler)?
When a plural human subject like onlar is explicitly stated in the sentence, adding the plural suffix -lar or -ler to the verb is optional. Saying örtbas etmeyecekler would also be perfectly correct.
Why is there an -i at the end of cinayeti?
This marks the specific accusative case. The noun cinayet (murder) is the direct object of the verb örtbas etmek (to cover up). Because it is modified by the word bu (this), it is a specific, known object and must take the accusative ending -i.
How is the compound verb örtbas etmek formed?