Word
Gerilimin azaldığına ilişkin resmî bir bildiri yayımlamalıyız.
Meaning
We must publish an official declaration about the tension decreasing.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Gerilimin azaldığına ilişkin resmî bir bildiri yayımlamalıyız.
bir
a / an
yayımlamak
to publish
resmî
official
azalmak
to decrease
Questions & Answers about Gerilimin azaldığına ilişkin resmî bir bildiri yayımlamalıyız.
Why does the factive verb azaldığına have the dative suffix -a at the end?
Because it is followed by the postposition ilişkin (concerning/about). Unlike hakkında, which doesn't take the dative, ilişkin and dair require the preceding word or clause to be in the dative case (-(y)e / -(y)a). So the nominalized verb takes the dative suffix to connect to the postposition.
Can you break down the suffixes in azaldığına?
The stem is azal- (to decrease). First, the factive suffix -dık turns it into a noun clause. Then the 3rd person singular possessive -ı is added because its subject (gerilimin) is in the genitive case. Finally, the buffer -n- connects it to the dative suffix -a.
If we wanted to use hakkında instead of ilişkin, would the sentence structure change?
Yes, the grammar of the clause would change. Hakkında takes the absolute case for clauses. If you used it here, you would drop the dative suffix and say: Gerilimin azaldığı hakkında.
Why is there a circumflex (little hat) over the 'i' in resmî?
The circumflex indicates a long vowel and marks an adjectival ending on Arabic loanwords. Here, it turns the noun root (meaning state or picture) into the adjective resmî (official). While sometimes skipped in casual texts, it is required in formal Turkish.