Breakdown of Sözcü, zirveye dair bir yorum yapacak.
bir
a / an
yapmak
to do / to make
yorum
review / comment
dair
regarding, concerning
Questions & Answers about Sözcü, zirveye dair bir yorum yapacak.
Could I use hakkında instead of dair in this sentence?
Yes, you could say zirve hakkında, which also means about the summit. Dair translates more closely to regarding or pertaining to, making it slightly more formal, which fits well with a spokesperson making an official comment. Notice that dair requires the dative case (zirveye), whereas hakkında does not require a case suffix on the preceding noun here.
Why does zirve have a -ye suffix before dair?
The postposition dair (regarding or about) always requires the preceding noun to take the dative case (the directional to/for case). Since zirve (summit) ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter y followed by the dative suffix -e, creating zirveye.
How is the word sözcü (spokesperson) formed?
It is formed by adding the occupational suffix -cü (a vowel-harmonized version of -ci) to the noun söz (word, remark, or promise). Literally, a sözcü is a words-person, meaning someone whose professional role is to speak on behalf of an organization.
Why use yorum yapacak instead of just using the verb yorumlayacak?