Breakdown of Üzerinde çalıştıklarımızı matbaacıya göndereyim mi?
çalışmak
to work / to study
göndermek
to send
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
üzerinde
on (top of); about
matbaacı
printer (person or company)
Questions & Answers about Üzerinde çalıştıklarımızı matbaacıya göndereyim mi?
How does the postpositional relative clause work here without a noun after it?
In this sentence, üzerinde çalıştıklarımızı means "what we worked on" (literally, "the things on which we worked"). Unlike üzerinde çalıştığımız projeler (the projects we worked on), there is no noun like "projects" here. Because the relative clause stands alone, it acts as a noun itself, taking the plural suffix to mean "the things".
What is the exact suffix breakdown for çalıştıklarımızı?
It breaks down as çalış (work) + tık (relative suffix) + lar (plural marker for "the things") + ımız (our) + ı (accusative case). The accusative is needed because this entire phrase is the direct object being sent.
Why do we use üzerinde here to mean "on"?
The verb çalışmak (to work) pairs with the locative case when you talk about working on a project or topic. Üzerinde combines üzeri (its top/surface) with the locative -nde. In this relative clause structure, the postposition holds the grammatical place of the things you are working on.
Why is the verb göndereyim mi instead of a present or future tense?
Göndereyim mi uses the first-person singular optative suffix -eyim combined with the question particle mi. This is the standard, most natural way in Turkish to make an offer or ask for instructions, translating perfectly to "Shall I send...?" or "Should I send...?".
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