Breakdown of Biraz dinlensen, dizini bükmekte zorlanmazsın.
dinlenmek
to rest
biraz
a little
zorlanmak
to have difficulty
diz
knee
bükmek
to bend (something)
Questions & Answers about Biraz dinlensen, dizini bükmekte zorlanmazsın.
Why is the locative case used in bükmekte instead of just the infinitive?
The verb zorlanmak (to struggle / to have difficulty) governs the locative case. When you want to say you struggle to do something, Turkish expresses this as struggling at or in the action. You attach the locative suffix -tA to the infinitive, giving us bükmekte zorlanmazsın (you wouldn't struggle in bending).
What exactly do the suffixes in dizini do?
There are two suffixes attached to the root diz (knee). The first is the 2nd-person possessive -in (your knee). The second is the accusative case -i, which marks "your knee" as the specific direct object of the verb bükmek (to bend). Note that "his/her knee" as a direct object is also spelled dizini (diz + -i + buffer -n- + -i), but the "you" subject in dinlensen makes it clear we mean your knee here.
How does zorlanmazsın translate to "you wouldn't struggle"? Isn't the aorist tense for general facts?
Usually, yes! However, the aorist is also the standard tense used in the main clause of a hypothetical "if" sentence. Because the "if" clause uses the conditional suffix -sA (dinlensen), the aorist in the main clause (zorlanmazsın) takes on the meaning of "would" or "wouldn't" in English.
How is the verb zorlanmak formed?
It comes from the adjective zor (difficult / hard). From that, we get the verb zorlamak (to force / to strain). By adding the reflexive/passive suffix -n, it becomes zorlanmak, which means "to experience strain" or "to struggle / have difficulty" yourself.
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