Word
Keşke sekreter toplantı tutanağını bana da gönderseydi.
Meaning
I wish the secretary had sent the meeting minutes to me too.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Keşke sekreter toplantı tutanağını bana da gönderseydi.
ben
I
toplantı
meeting
göndermek
to send
sekreter
secretary
Questions & Answers about Keşke sekreter toplantı tutanağını bana da gönderseydi.
How does the verb gönderseydi express "had sent" here?
It combines the conditional suffix -se with the past tense suffix -di (separated by the buffer -y-). Together with keşke (I wish / if only), this -seydi structure expresses a regret or an unfulfilled wish about the past: "I wish they had sent it."
Let's break down toplantı tutanağını. Why are there two suffixes at the end?
First, we form a noun compound: toplantı (meeting) + tutanak (record/report). To link them, we add the possessive suffix -ı, which softens the k to a ğ (toplantı tutanağı). Then, because this specific document is the direct object being sent, we add the accusative suffix -ı (using the compound buffer -n-), resulting in toplantı tutanağını.
Why is the English translation "minutes" plural, but the Turkish word tutanağını is singular?
In English, the official written record of a meeting is fixed as a plural noun ("the minutes"). In Turkish, tutanak literally means "record" or "report." Since they are talking about a single, combined document for one meeting, the singular form is completely natural.
Why does it say bana da instead of ben de for "me too"?