Breakdown of Bütün zorluklara rağmen bu öğretiyi benimseyegeldik.
bu
this
zorluk
difficulty
bütün
all, whole
rağmen
despite / in spite of
öğreti
teaching
benimsemek
to embrace (an idea, belief)
Questions & Answers about Bütün zorluklara rağmen bu öğretiyi benimseyegeldik.
How exactly does benimseyegeldik break down to mean "we have been embracing"?
It uses the structure you are currently learning: verb root + -(y)a/e + gelmek. It starts with the verb benimsemek (to embrace/adopt). Because it ends in a vowel, it takes the buffer -y-, then the linking vowel -e, and the helper verb gelmek. Finally, we add the past tense -di and the "we" ending -k. So: benimse + y + e + gel + di + k.
Why does a simple past tense ending (-dik) translate to "have been embracing" instead of "embraced"?
The continuous, historical meaning is already built right into the -(y)agelmek compound. It describes an action that started in the past and became a lasting tradition or habit up to the present. Putting this compound into the past tense (-di) simply affirms that this accumulated history of action is an established fact, which naturally matches the English present perfect continuous ("have been doing").
What is the root of the verb benimsemek?
It has a very literal and logical origin! It comes from the pronoun benim (my/mine). With its verb-forming suffix, benimsemek literally means "to make something one's own," which is why we translate it as to internalize, adopt, or embrace an idea.
Just a quick refresher: why does zorluklara take the dative (-a/-e) case here?
Because of the postposition rağmen (despite). In Turkish, rağmen always requires the noun phrase preceding it to take the dative case. So zorluklar (difficulties) becomes zorluklara rağmen (despite the difficulties).
How is the word öğretiyi formed?
The base is the verb öğretmek (to teach). Adding the noun-forming suffix -i gives us öğreti, which means a teaching, doctrine, or dogma. Finally, we add the accusative case suffix -(y)i because "this teaching" is the specific direct object receiving the action of being embraced.
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