Breakdown of İzleyiciler filmin sıkıcı olduğunu sandı.
olmak
to be
film
movie
sıkıcı
boring
sanmak
to suppose, to assume
Questions & Answers about İzleyiciler filmin sıkıcı olduğunu sandı.
How is izleyiciler formed using the suffix from this lesson?
It comes from the verb izlemek (to watch). We take the root izle and add the agentive suffix -(y)ici to mean "one who watches." Because izle ends in a vowel, we must use the buffer consonant y, making izleyici. The plural -ler is then added to mean "viewers" or "the audience."
Is sıkıcı formed the same way, even though it translates to an adjective here?
Yes! The suffix -(y)Icı / -(y)UcU can create both nouns (the person doing the action) and adjectives (having the quality of the action). Here, it attaches to the root of sıkmak (to bore or to squeeze). Since sık ends in a consonant, it doesn't need a buffer y, and 4-way vowel harmony makes it -ıcı, resulting in sıkıcı (boring).
Why does the sentence use filmin olduğunu instead of just saying film sıkıcı?
To express "thought that the film was boring," Turkish relies on an embedded noun clause. The subject of that inner thought (film) takes the genitive case (filmin), and the verb for "to be" (olmak) takes the -dık object participle plus a possessive ending to match the film (olduğu). Finally, the buffer n and the accusative case u are added (olduğunu) because this entire clause is the direct object of the main verb sandı.
Does using the verb instead of change the meaning?