Breakdown of Hastalığın bulaşıcı olduğunu öğrendik.
öğrenmek
to learn
olmak
to be
hastalık
illness, disease
bulaşıcı
contagious
Questions & Answers about Hastalığın bulaşıcı olduğunu öğrendik.
How is the word bulaşıcı formed using the lesson's suffix?
The root is the verb bulaşmak, which means to spread, infect, or rub off on. By adding the agentive suffix -ıcı, we create an adjective describing something that actively does this. Therefore, a condition that spreads or infects becomes contagious (bulaşıcı).
Why is the genitive suffix added to make it hastalığın instead of just hastalık?
This marks the subject of a subordinate noun clause. In Turkish, the subject of a clause built with the -dık suffix (like olduğunu) takes the genitive case. You can think of the literal translation as learning about the disease's being contagious.
Why does olduğunu end with the accusative suffix -u?
The verb öğrenmek (to learn) requires its direct object to be in the accusative case when it is specific. Since the entire clause is the specific thing being learned, we add the accusative -u to the end of the clause's main verb, which is olduğunu.
Can bulaşıcı be used figuratively, like saying someone has a contagious laugh?
Yes, exactly like in English! You can use it for abstract concepts, such as bulaşıcı bir gülüş for a contagious laugh or bulaşıcı bir enerji for a contagious energy.
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