Breakdown of İçinde fotoğraflar gördüğümüz biyografiyi hangi matbaacı basacak?
görmek
to see
hangi
which
fotoğraf
photograph
içinde
inside, within
biyografi
biography
matbaacı
printer (person or company)
basmak
to print
Questions & Answers about İçinde fotoğraflar gördüğümüz biyografiyi hangi matbaacı basacak?
How does içinde ... gördüğümüz translate to 'in which we saw'?
To form a prepositional relative clause like 'in which', Turkish uses a postposition with a possessive suffix, followed by the -dIk relative clause. Here, içinde literally means 'inside of it', where 'it' refers to the biography. Combined with gördüğümüz (our seeing), the literal translation is 'its-inside photos our-seeing biography'.
Why is biyografi in the accusative case (biyografiyi)?
Biyografiyi is the direct object of the main verb basacak (will print). Because the relative clause makes it a specific, defined object ('the biography in which...'), it must take the definite accusative suffix -(y)i.
Why is the subject hangi matbaacı placed right before the verb instead of at the beginning of the sentence?
In Turkish, the most emphasized information is placed immediately before the verb. Here, the sentence is asking exactly who will do the printing, so the question phrase hangi matbaacı (which printer) naturally takes the pre-verbal focus position.
Does matbaacı refer to the printing machine or a person?
The suffix -cı is an occupational suffix added to matbaa (printing press) to indicate a profession or business. So matbaacı refers to the professional printer or printing company. A standard computer printer machine is instead called a yazıcı.
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