Breakdown of Onun samimiyetsiz mazeretlerine göz yumuyorsun ve sürekli anlamazlıktan geliyorsun.
o
that / he / she / it
ve
and
gelmek
to come
anlamak
to understand
sürekli
constantly / continuously
mazeret
excuse
samimiyetsiz
insincere
göz yummak
to turn a blind eye
Questions & Answers about Onun samimiyetsiz mazeretlerine göz yumuyorsun ve sürekli anlamazlıktan geliyorsun.
How does the structure anlamazlıktan geliyorsun translate to "pretending not to understand"?
This is the exact pretense structure you are learning! It combines the negative aorist of the verb (anlamaz = "does not understand"), the noun-forming suffix (-lık), the ablative case (-tan), and the verb gelmek. Literally, it paints the picture of "coming from a state of not understanding." In practice, it always means "to pretend not to understand."
You will sometimes hear native speakers say anlamamazlıktan gelmek. Is that a mistake?
Technically it is non-standard, but it is extremely common! Native speakers frequently add an extra negative marker (-ma) to this structure in daily speech. Both anlamazlıktan gelmek and anlamamazlıktan gelmek mean the exact same thing, though the version in this sentence is the grammatically "proper" one.
Why does mazeretlerine end with the dative case (-e)?
Because of the idiom göz yummak, which means "to turn a blind eye" (literally "to close the eye"). Just like in English where you turn a blind eye to something, in Turkish you must use the dative case (-e or -a) on the object being ignored.
What are all the suffixes doing in the word mazeretlerine?
Let's break it down: mazeret (excuse) + -ler (plural) + -i (3rd person possessive, linking it to onun, meaning "his excuses") + -n- (buffer letter) + -e (dative case required by the verb).
How is the adjective samimiyetsiz formed?
It is built from the noun samimiyet (sincerity) and the suffix -siz (without or lacking). It is the standard way to say "insincere" or "disingenuous."
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