Breakdown of Radarın bu koordinatı gösterdiğinden eminim.
bu
this
göstermek
to show
emin
sure, certain
radar
radar
Questions & Answers about Radarın bu koordinatı gösterdiğinden eminim.
Why does the sentence use radarın (genitive) instead of just radar as the subject of the clause?
When a full sentence becomes an embedded clause (like "that the radar showed..."), its logical subject takes the genitive case (-ın). The entire clause essentially acts as a noun phrase, literally translating to "the radar's showing". This is why explicit subjects in these -dik, -ecek, or -me clauses require the genitive.
How does the word gösterdiğinden break down, and why does it end in the ablative -den?
It is built from göster (show) + -dik (past/present nominalizer) + -i (3rd person possessive, linking back to radarın) + -n- (buffer) + -den (ablative). The ablative case is required here because the adjective emin (sure) always demands it. In Turkish, you are sure from something (bir şeyden emin olmak).
If the verb göster has been turned into a noun-like word, why does koordinatı still take the accusative case?
Even though the verb takes nominal endings to fit into the main sentence, it still keeps its internal verb properties inside the embedded clause. Because göstermek is a transitive verb, its specific direct object ("this coordinate") still needs the accusative case (-ı).
Why is the buffer letter -n- used in instead of the usual ?