Breakdown of Odası temizlenmeyen misafirler resepsiyonda bekliyor.
oda
room
beklemek
to wait
misafir
guest
resepsiyon
reception
Questions & Answers about Odası temizlenmeyen misafirler resepsiyonda bekliyor.
How does odası temizlenmeyen translate to 'whose room was not cleaned'?
This is the standard way to form 'whose' clauses in Turkish when the subject of the relative clause is the possessed item. We take the possessed noun and add a 3rd person possessive suffix (oda + -sı = odası). Then, we use the verb with the subject relative suffix -(y)An (temizlenmeyen). Literally, it acts like an adjective phrase describing the guests: 'the room-of-theirs not-being-cleaned guests'.
Why is there an -n- in temizlenmeyen?
That -n- is the passive suffix. The root verb is temizle- (to clean). By adding -n-, it becomes temizlen- (to be cleaned). Since the room isn't cleaning itself, we must use the passive voice before adding the negative -me and the relative suffix -yen.
Why is the word for room (odası) in the singular form when there are multiple guests (misafirler)?
In Turkish, it is very common to use a singular possessed noun even with a plural owner if the group shares a single item (like a couple sharing one room). If you wanted to emphasize that they each had their own separate rooms that weren't cleaned, you would say odaları temizlenmeyen misafirler instead.
How is the negative formed in this relative clause?