Breakdown of Editör, içinde hata bulduğu satırları sildi.
bulmak
to find
silmek
to wipe / to clean (by wiping)
hata
mistake
içinde
inside, within
editör
editor
satır
line (of text)
Questions & Answers about Editör, içinde hata bulduğu satırları sildi.
How do içinde and bulduğu work together to mean "in which he found"?
Turkish doesn't have a direct equivalent to the English "in which." Instead, it uses the postposition içinde (inside it/them) alongside the relative clause created by bulduğu (that he found). Literally, it translates to "his-finding-a-mistake-inside-them," which then modifies the noun satırları (the lines). The hidden pronoun inside içinde points forward to satırları.
What does the -u at the end of bulduğu tell us?
It is the 3rd person singular possessive suffix added to the -dık participle (bul + duk + u, with the k softening to ğ). In this type of Turkish relative clause, the possessive suffix tells us who is doing the action—literally "his finding." In this context, "his" refers to the Editör.
Why is hata in its bare form instead of taking the accusative case (hatayı)?
Because hata represents "a mistake" in a general, indefinite sense, rather than a specific known mistake ("the mistake"). As an indefinite direct object of the verb bulmak, it remains in its bare form and sits right next to the verb it belongs to (bulduğu).
Why does satırları have the accusative suffix -ı at the end?
satırları (the lines) is the specific direct object of the main verb sildi (deleted). The editor didn't just delete any lines; he deleted the specific lines that contained mistakes. Because it is a definite, specific object, it requires the accusative case suffix (satır + lar + ı).
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