Breakdown of O günün bana zehrolduğunu hissettim.
o
that / he / she / it
ben
I
gün
day
hissetmek
to feel
zehrolmak
to be ruined (for someone)
Questions & Answers about O günün bana zehrolduğunu hissettim.
Why is zehrolduğunu written as one word, and what happened to the "i" in zehir?
The noun zehir (poison) combines with the auxiliary verb olmak (to become/be). When this happens, the narrow vowel 'i' in the second syllable of zehir drops. This is called vowel elision. In Turkish, whenever an auxiliary verb compound undergoes a sound change like losing a vowel, the rules dictate that the two words must be written together as a single word: zehrolmak.
Why are there two "s"s in hissettim, and why is it also a single word?
This is another compound verb, made from his (feeling) and etmek (to do). When the Arabic loanword his is attached to an auxiliary verb starting with a vowel, its final consonant doubles. This is called consonant gemination. Just like with zehrolmak, because a sound change occurred (his becoming hiss-), orthographic rules require the compound to be written as one word: hissetmek.
Why does the sentence use the genitive o günün instead of just the nominative o gün?
The main verb hissettim (I felt) is taking an entire subordinate clause as its object ('that that day was ruined'). In Turkish, this 'that' clause is built using the participle -dık (seen inside zehrolduğunu). A strict rule of these participle clauses is that their subject must take the genitive case. Therefore, the subject o gün becomes o günün.
Can you break down the suffixes at the end of zehrolduğunu?
The stem is zehrol-. First, we add -duk (the object participle that creates the 'that' clause). Next is -u, the 3rd person possessive suffix matching the genitive subject o günün. Finally, the buffer letter -n- and the accusative case -u are added. The accusative case is required because this entire clause is the direct object of the main verb hissettim.
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