Learn Turkish: Onları farklı diye dışladılar. - They excluded them because they were different.

Onları farklı diye dışladılar.

They excluded them because they were different.

Breakdown of Onları farklı diye dışladılar.

because (following a clause, saying that)

dışlamak

to exclude

Questions & Answers about Onları farklı diye dışladılar.

How does diye translate to "because" here?

While diye literally comes from the verb demek (to say), it is frequently used to express a reason based on a thought or quote. farklı diye essentially means "thinking or saying 'they are different'." It acts as a conversational alternative to the more formal farklı oldukları için.

How is the verb dışladılar built?

It is a denominal verb derived from the noun dış (outside). By adding the verb-making suffix -la, we get dışlamak (to put outside, to exclude). The full word breaks down as dış-la-dı-lar (outside-make-past-they).

Since we are learning the -(I)msEmEk attitude suffix, could we attach it to farklı here?

No, because the suffix -(I)msEmEk (to consider something as [adjective]) is only used with a few specific roots, like küçük becoming küçümsemek (to look down on) or ben becoming benimsemek (to embrace). farklımsamak is not a valid word, so we express the attitude using farklı diye alongside a different verb.

Why isn't there a personal or tense ending attached to farklı, such as farklılar diye?