Word
Lütfen kâkülünü kendin kesme, yoksa güzel bir şekil veremeyeceğiz.
Meaning
Please don't cut your bangs yourself, otherwise we won't be able to give them a nice shape.
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Breakdown of Lütfen kâkülünü kendin kesme, yoksa güzel bir şekil veremeyeceğiz.
bir
a / an
güzel
beautiful / nice / good
lütfen
please
vermek
to give
Questions & Answers about Lütfen kâkülünü kendin kesme, yoksa güzel bir şekil veremeyeceğiz.
Can you break down the suffixes in veremeyeceğiz?
This word showcases the future inability structure perfectly. It is built from the root ver- (give) + -eme- (the inability marker meaning "not be able to") + -y- (buffer letter) + -eceğ- (the future tense marker -ecek, where k softens to ğ) + -iz ("we" personal ending). Altogether: we won't be able to give.
Why is "your bangs" translated as a singular word (kâkülünü) when it is plural in English?
English treats "bangs" as a plural noun, but Turkish uses the singular noun kâkül. It takes the possessive suffix -ün (your) and the accusative suffix -ü because it is the specific direct object of the verb kesme (don't cut).
If kesme already means "don't (you) cut," why is kendin needed?
kendin means "yourself". While kesme alone tells the person not to cut their hair, adding kendin emphasizes that they shouldn't do it themselves. It strongly implies the action should be left to a professional.
The English translation says "give them a nice shape", but I don't see a word for "them" in Turkish. Why?