Breakdown of Köpeğin cinsi neydi ve afişi nereye astınız?
ne
what
köpek
dog
ve
and
nereye
where to
asmak
to hang
cins
breed
afiş
poster
Questions & Answers about Köpeğin cinsi neydi ve afişi nereye astınız?
Why is it nereye (where to) instead of nerede (where at) for 'where did you hang'?
In Turkish, the verb asmak (to hang) describes moving an object onto a destination. Because of this directed movement, it requires the dative case (direction), making it nereye (where to) rather than the locative nerede (where at).
Why does afiş (poster) have the -i suffix in afişi?
The -i suffix marks the definite accusative case. Because the speakers are talking about a specific poster (the one for the dog), it must take the accusative case as the direct object of the verb astınız. If it were just afiş astınız, it would mean 'you hung posters' in a general sense.
How exactly is neydi formed?
It is the question word ne (what) joined with the past tense copula -di (was). Because ne ends in a vowel, the buffer consonant -y- is inserted to connect them, resulting in neydi (what was it).
What is the grammar structure behind Köpeğin cinsi?
This is a standard genitive-possessive noun phrase, meaning 'the dog's breed'. The word köpek takes the genitive suffix -in (with the 'k' softening to 'ğ'), and cins (breed) takes the 3rd person possessive suffix -i.
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