Breakdown of Her şeyi anlamış gibi diksiyonunu ve jestlerini düzeltti.
ve
and
anlamak
to understand
her
every
gibi
like (similar to)
şey
thing
düzeltmek
to fix
diksiyon
diction
jest
gesture
Questions & Answers about Her şeyi anlamış gibi diksiyonunu ve jestlerini düzeltti.
Our current lesson focuses on -(y)AcAk gibi olmak (feeling like an action is about to happen). Why does this sentence use anlamış gibi instead, and how would it change if we used anlayacak gibi?
-mIş gibi is used when someone acts as if an action has already happened. Anlamış gibi means "as if he had (already) understood." If we used anlayacak gibi, it would mean "as if he was about to understand," which shifts the focus to a sensation of an imminent future event rather than a completed one.
Why do diksiyonunu and jestlerini both end with double vowels separated by an -n-?
Both words are direct objects of the verb düzeltti, so they need the accusative case. They also have a third-person possessive suffix ("his" diction/gestures). For example: diksiyon (diction) + -u (his) + -n- (buffer letter required when adding case endings to possessive suffixes) + -u (accusative suffix). The same structure applies to jest-ler-i-n-i.
Düzeltti translates to "he corrected". How is this verb formed from the adjective düz (straight/flat)?
First, the suffix -el turns the adjective düz into an intransitive verb: düzelmek (to become straight, to improve). Then, the causative suffix -t is added to make it a transitive verb: düzeltmek (to make something straight, to correct). Finally, -ti is the simple past tense suffix.
Why is her şeyi (everything) in the accusative case here? Is it required by gibi?
No, gibi doesn't require the accusative case. Her şeyi takes the accusative because it is the specific direct object of the verb anlamak (to understand) embedded within the phrase. He is acting as if he understood what? Everything (her şeyi).
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