Breakdown of Samimiyetsiz insanlarla muhatap olmak istemiyorum, bu yüzden onları görmezlikten geliyorum.
o
that / he / she / it
insan
person
gelmek
to come
olmak
to be
Questions & Answers about Samimiyetsiz insanlarla muhatap olmak istemiyorum, bu yüzden onları görmezlikten geliyorum.
How is görmezlikten gelmek built to mean "pretend not to see"?
This is a fixed grammar pattern used for feigned ignorance. It consists of the verb root (gör) + the negative aorist suffix (-mez) + the noun-forming suffix (-lik) + the ablative case (-ten) + gelmek. Literally, it means "to come from the state of not seeing." You can use this pattern with other verbs of perception or understanding, like duymazlıktan gelmek (pretend not to hear).
Why is onları in the accusative case here? Doesn't the verb gelmek usually take direction (dative or ablative)?
That is a great catch! While the verb gelmek on its own does not take a direct object, the entire phrase görmezlikten gelmek acts as a single compound verb. Because the core action you are pretending not to do is "seeing" (görmek), which requires a definite direct object, the pronoun takes the accusative case (onları).
Why do we say insanlarla (with people) instead of using the dative or accusative case for "deal with"?
The phrase translated as "to deal with" is muhatap olmak. The noun muhatap means "interlocutor" or "the person being addressed." In Turkish, you become an interlocutor with someone, so it requires the ile (-la/-le) postposition. You will often see this as biriyle muhatap olmak (to interact/deal with someone).