Breakdown of Bu olanakların yanı sıra şirket kreş hizmeti de veriyor.
bu
this
vermek
to give
şirket
company
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
hizmet
service
yanı sıra
along with / besides (in addition to)
olanak
opportunity / possibility (means, capability)
kreş
daycare / nursery
Questions & Answers about Bu olanakların yanı sıra şirket kreş hizmeti de veriyor.
Why does olanakların take the genitive suffix -ın?
It links to the postposition phrase yanı sıra (along with / besides). In Turkish, to say "along with X", you typically put X in the genitive case. You can think of it literally as "at the side of these opportunities."
Is the genitive suffix on olanakların strictly required before yanı sıra?
It is grammatically optional in some broad contexts, but when you are referring to a specific, definite group of things—like here, indicated by the word bu (these)—using the genitive suffix is highly preferred and sounds much more natural to native speakers.
Why is the word for service written as hizmeti instead of just hizmet?
It forms a noun compound with kreş (daycare). To say "daycare service" rather than just listing the two independent words "daycare" and "service", the second noun must take the possessive suffix -i to link them together, resulting in kreş hizmeti.
What is the function of de here, and why is it placed right after hizmeti?
The particle de means "also" or "as well," and it emphasizes the word or phrase immediately preceding it. Placing it after kreş hizmeti stresses that the company provides daycare services in addition to everything else. If it were placed after şirket (şirket de...), it would change the meaning to "the company also provides..." (implying that other companies do it, too).
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