Breakdown of İttifakın bozulduğuna dair açıklamalara inanmıyorum.
inanmak
to believe
bozulmak
to break down / to spoil
dair
regarding, concerning
açıklama
explanation
Questions & Answers about İttifakın bozulduğuna dair açıklamalara inanmıyorum.
Can you break down the suffixes on bozulduğuna and why it is in the dative case?
This word uses the -dIk factive suffix to turn the verb bozulmak (to be broken) into a noun clause. It breaks down as bozul (verb root) + duğ (factive marker -dIk, softened before a vowel) + u (3rd-person possessive matching İttifakın) + n (buffer) + a (dative case). The dative case is required because the postposition dair (about/concerning) always demands it.
Why doesn't the 'k' in İttifakın soften to a 'ğ' (like İttifağın)?
Normally, polysyllabic words ending in 'k' undergo consonant mutation when a vowel suffix is added (like köpek becoming köpeğin). However, ittifak is an Arabic loanword. Many similar loanwords, such as hukuk, evrak, and ahlak, are exceptions to this rule and keep their hard 'k' when taking suffixes.
Why is açıklamalara (statements) also in the dative case?
In Turkish, the verb inanmak (to believe) always requires its object to take the dative case (-a or -e). Essentially, you are saying that you do not direct your belief 'to' the statements. Because there are two different words demanding the dative case (dair and inanmak), we see it twice in this sentence.