Breakdown of Efektleri gösterimden önce bitirebilirlerdi.
önce
before / first / firstly
bitirmek
to finish (something)
gösterim
screening
efekt
special effect
Questions & Answers about Efektleri gösterimden önce bitirebilirlerdi.
How does bitirebilirlerdi break down to give the counterfactual meaning?
The stem bitir- (finish) takes the ability suffix -ebil. Then we add the aorist -ir and the past tense -di. Combining the ability suffix with the aorist past (-ebil + -irdi) creates the counterfactual past ability, meaning someone 'could have' done something, but didn't.
Why is the plural marker -ler placed before -di in bitirebilirlerdi?
In compound verbs (verbs with two tense or aspect markers), the plural suffix can go either after the first tense marker (-ir-ler-di) or at the very end (-ir-di-ler). Both bitirebilirlerdi and bitirebilirdiler are perfectly correct, but placing -ler before the final past suffix is much more common in everyday Turkish.
Why is the ablative case used in gösterimden?
Because of the word önce (before). When used as a postposition to mean 'before [a noun]', önce always requires that preceding noun to take the ablative case (-den/-dan).
Why does efektleri have the accusative suffix -i at the end?
The word is efekt (effect) + -ler (plural) + -i (accusative). The accusative case is required here because 'the effects' is the specific direct object of the verb bitirmek (to finish). They aren't just finishing 'effects' in general, but rather specific ones.
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