Breakdown of O kibirli adamdan hiç hazzetmedim.
o
that / he / she / it
adam
man
hiç
at all / any
kibirli
arrogant
hazzetmek
to like / to enjoy
Questions & Answers about O kibirli adamdan hiç hazzetmedim.
Why is hazzetmedim written as one word with a double 'z' rather than haz etmedim?
This is a perfect example of consonant gemination (doubling) in auxiliary verb compounds, which is your current lesson topic. The noun haz (pleasure) comes from an Arabic loanword ending in a double consonant. When combined with the auxiliary verb etmek (which starts with a vowel), that hidden second consonant reappears, turning into zz. Because this sound change happens, Turkish spelling rules dictate that the compound must be joined together as a single word: hazzetmek.
Why does adam take the ablative ending -dan in adamdan instead of the accusative case?
The verb hazzetmek (to like, to care for) requires its object to take the ablative case (-dan/-den). You can think of it like getting a feeling of pleasure 'from' someone. It follows the exact same pattern as similar verbs of emotion that you already know, such as hoşlanmak (to like/enjoy) and nefret etmek (to hate), which also take the ablative.
Does hiç mean 'never' or 'at all' in this context?
It translates smoothly to either, but functionally it emphasizes the negative verb, meaning 'not at all.' While English often uses the present perfect ('I have never cared for that man'), Turkish naturally pairs hiç with the simple past tense (-di) to definitively express 'I did not like him at all' from the moment of meeting him up until now.
Does the word kibirli undergo the vowel elision rule we are learning?
Not in this specific sentence, because the adjective suffix -li starts with a consonant. However, the root noun kibir (arrogance) is one of those two-syllable loanwords that does undergo vowel elision when a suffix starting with a vowel is attached. For example, if you wanted to say 'his arrogance,' the second 'i' drops out and it becomes kibri, not kibiri.
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