Learn Turkish: Siparişi iptal edip muadilini aldım; defolu olduğundan değil, fuzuli bir harcama olduğundan. - I canceled the order and bought its equivalent; not because it was defective, but because it was a superfluous expenditure.

Siparişi iptal edip muadilini aldım; defolu olduğundan değil, fuzuli bir harcama olduğundan.

I canceled the order and bought its equivalent; not because it was defective, but because it was a superfluous expenditure.

Breakdown of Siparişi iptal edip muadilini aldım; defolu olduğundan değil, fuzuli bir harcama olduğundan.

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?

Yes, defolu olduğu için değil is grammatically correct and means the same thing. However, using the ablative suffix -ndAn is slightly more elegant and very common when contrasting two reasons back-to-back, as seen here with olduğundan değil... olduğundan.

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?