Word
Kadın çok duygusal bir cevap verdi.
Meaning
The woman gave a very emotional response.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Kadın çok duygusal bir cevap verdi.
How is the word duygusal formed in this sentence?
Why does duygu take -sal instead of -sel?
The suffix follows A-type (2-way) vowel harmony. Since the last vowel in duygu is the back vowel u, the suffix becomes -sal. If the root noun had a front vowel in its final syllable, like bilim (science), it would take -sel to become bilimsel (scientific).
Why is bir placed after çok duygusal instead of before it?
In Turkish, the indefinite article bir generally goes immediately before the noun it modifies, coming after any adjectives. So, instead of saying bir çok duygusal cevap as you might expect from English syntax, you must say çok duygusal bir cevap (literally: very emotional a response).
Could I use a single verb like yanıtlamak (to answer) instead of cevap verdi?
You could use a verb like yanıtladı or cevapladı, but you would have to change the structure to use an adverb, such as çok duygusal bir şekilde yanıtladı (answered in a very emotional way). Because this sentence specifically focuses on the response itself as a noun, the collocation cevap vermek (to give a response) works perfectly here.