Breakdown of O adamı kendi ellerimle boğasım var.
o
that / he / she / it
adam
man
var
there is / existent
el
hand
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
kendi
self
boğmak
to choke / to strangle
Questions & Answers about O adamı kendi ellerimle boğasım var.
How is the '-(y)AsI' suffix used in boğasım var to express an urge?
The verb root is boğ- (to choke or strangle). We add the inclination suffix -ası to get boğası, and then add the first-person possessive suffix -m to make boğasım (literally, 'my urge to choke'). Paired with var (exists), it forms the phrase 'I have an urge to choke'.
Since the main predicate is var, why is adam in the accusative case (adamı)?
Even though the sentence ends with the existence word var (which cannot take a direct object), the noun adam is the direct object of the underlying action boğmak (to choke). Because you are talking about a specific, definite object ('that man'), it must take the accusative ending -ı, resulting in O adamı.
What does kendi add to ellerimle if the suffix -im already means 'my'?
Just like in English, it adds dramatic emphasis. Ellerimle alone already means 'with my hands' (root el + plural -ler + my -im + with -le). Adding kendi (own) turns it into 'with my own hands'. This extra emphasis pairs perfectly with the intense, spontaneous emotion of the -(y)AsI var structure.
Could I use geliyor instead of var at the end of this sentence?
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