Breakdown of Bu çiçeksi kokuyu sıkmadan edemiyor.
bu
this
koku
smell / scent
sıkmak
to spray
etmek
to do (auxiliary verb)
çiçeksi
floral
Questions & Answers about Bu çiçeksi kokuyu sıkmadan edemiyor.
How does sıkmadan edemiyor translate to "cannot help but spray"?
The structure -mAdAn edememek literally translates to "to be unable to do without [doing something]." Here, sıkmadan means "without spraying," and edemiyor is the negative ability form of etmek (to do). Together, they express a strong psychological urge, meaning she cannot help but do it.
Doesn't sıkmak usually mean "to squeeze" or "to bore"? Why is it used for scent here?
Yes, sıkmak primarily means to squeeze. Because perfumes and aerosols are applied by squeezing a nozzle, Turkish naturally uses sıkmak for applying spray-on cosmetics. So koku sıkmak means to spray perfume or cologne.
What role does the -si suffix play in the word çiçeksi?
The suffix -si (a variant of -imsi) attaches to nouns and adjectives to mean "resembling" or "-like." Since çiçek means flower, adding this suffix creates the adjective çiçeksi, which means flower-like or floral.
How exactly is the word edemiyor constructed from the verb etmek?
The root et- first takes the ability vowel -e, changing the "t" to "d" to make ede-. Next comes the negative suffix -me to form edeme- (unable to do). Finally, when adding the present continuous -yor, the "e" at the end of the negative suffix narrows to "i" due to vowel narrowing, giving us edemiyor.
Why does koku take the accusative suffix to become kokuyu?
The scent is the direct object of the verb sıkmak. Because it is a specific, known scent in this sentence, indicated by the word bu (this), it requires the definite accusative marker. The buffer letter "y" is added to separate the two vowels, making it kokuyu.
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