Breakdown of Siparişi iptal edip muadilini aldım; defolu olduğundan değil, fuzuli bir harcama olduğundan.
bir
a / an
değil
not
almak
to take, to buy
olmak
to be
sipariş
order
iptal etmek
to cancel
defolu
defective
muadil
equivalent
fuzuli
superfluous
harcama
expenditure
Questions & Answers about Siparişi iptal edip muadilini aldım; defolu olduğundan değil, fuzuli bir harcama olduğundan.
How exactly does defolu olduğundan değil translate to "not because it was defective"?
This is the core of our current lesson. It uses the verb olmak (to be) + the participle -dık + possessive -ı (its being) + the ablative case -ndan (from/due to). So, olduğundan literally means "due to its being." Adding değil negates the cause, giving us "not because it was defective."
Could I use için instead of -ndAn here, like defolu olduğu için değil?
Why are there two -i suffixes at the end of muadilini?
The base word is muadil (equivalent). The first -i is the third-person possessive suffix, meaning "its equivalent" (referring to the canceled order). The -n- is a buffer letter. The final -i is the accusative case marker, required because "its equivalent" is the specific direct object of the verb aldım (I bought).
Why use edip instead of just saying iptal ettim ve?
The suffix -ip connects two sequential actions done by the same subject, acting as a smoother replacement for the word "and" (ve). While iptal ettim ve aldım is completely understandable, using iptal edip aldım sounds much more natural and fluid to native speakers.
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