Breakdown of O, diğer kültürleri çok önemser.
o
that / he / she / it
çok
very
kültür
culture
diğer
the other
Questions & Answers about O, diğer kültürleri çok önemser.
How is the verb önemsemek formed from the noun önem?
The verb önemsemek (to care about, to value) is formed from the noun önem (importance). It uses the attitude suffix taught in this lesson, which means 'to perceive as' or 'to treat as'. So, önemsemek literally means 'to perceive as important'.
The lesson talks about the suffix -(I)msE, but here it is just -se in önemser. Why is the first part missing?
While the full suffix is -(I)msE (as seen in benimsemek from ben), it often shortens to just -sE depending on the root word. With önem, it attaches directly as -se to make önemsemek. You will also see this shorter form in words like garipsemek (to find strange, from garip).
Why does kültürleri take the accusative case instead of using a word for 'about' or the dative case?
In English, we say we care 'about' something, but the Turkish verb önemsemek is transitive and takes a direct object. Because the phrase 'other cultures' refers to a specific, defined group in this context, diğer kültürler takes the definite accusative case suffix -i, becoming diğer kültürleri.
Why is the aorist tense (önemser) used here instead of the present continuous (önemsiyor)?