Breakdown of Neden yeni fikirleri garipsiyorsun? Çünkü onlara alışmadım.
yeni
new
onlar
they
neden
why
çünkü
because
fikir
idea
alışmak
to get used to
garipsemek
to find strange (odd)
Questions & Answers about Neden yeni fikirleri garipsiyorsun? Çünkü onlara alışmadım.
How is the verb garipsiyorsun formed from the adjective garip?
It uses the attitude/perception suffix -(i)mse, which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning "to perceive as" or "to find". So, garip (strange) becomes garipsemek (to find strange). When we add the present continuous suffix -iyor, the final e in garipse- undergoes vowel narrowing and turns into an i, resulting in garipsiyorsun.
Why does fikirleri have the accusative -i ending if "new ideas" sounds like a general concept in English?
While it can sound general in English, the verb garipsemek (to find something strange) takes a definite direct object here because the speaker is referring to a known set of ideas being discussed. Therefore, the plural noun fikirler takes the accusative suffix to become fikirleri.
Why do we say onlara alışmadım with the dative case (-a) instead of the accusative?
The verb alışmak (to get used to / to adapt to) always dictates that its object must take the dative case (-e/-a). This marks what you are directing your adaptation toward. Therefore, "them" takes the dative suffix to become onlara.
The English translation says "I am not used to them" (present), but alışmadım has the past tense suffix -dı. Why?
In Turkish, alışmak describes the action or process of getting used to something. If you are currently in the state of not being used to something, it means the process of getting used to it didn't happen in the past. Turkish logically uses the past tense here (alışmadım — literally "I did not get used to") to express the present state of "I am not used to".
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