Breakdown of O, değil çıktı almak, klavyeye bile dokunmaz.
o
that / he / she / it
değil
not
almak
to take, to buy
dokunmak
to touch
bile
even
klavye
keyboard
çıktı
printout
Questions & Answers about O, değil çıktı almak, klavyeye bile dokunmaz.
How does değil mean 'let alone' in this sentence?
This is a special structure used to escalate a negative statement. By placing değil right before an infinitive verb like çıktı almak, and following it up with bile (even) or da later in the sentence, it creates the meaning 'let alone doing X, they do not even do Y.'
Why is the verb almak left in its full dictionary form (-mAk) here?
In the değil ... bile structure, the first action being dismissed acts as a standalone concept. We use the full infinitive -mAk form to represent the general idea of that action without attaching it to a specific tense or person. The main conjugated verb at the end (dokunmaz) handles the tense and subject for the whole sentence.
I usually learn 'to print' as yazdırmak. How does çıktı almak differ?
Yazdırmak is the literal verb for making a machine write or print something. Çıktı almak literally means 'to take an output' (çıktı comes from çıkmak, meaning what comes out). In office or computer contexts, çıktı almak is the most common and natural way to say 'to get a printout' or 'to print a document.'
Why does klavye (keyboard) have the -ye ending in klavyeye?
It takes the dative case ending -e (with the buffer -y-) because of the verb dokunmak (to touch). In Turkish, you do not touch a direct object; you direct your touch to or towards something. So, you must always use the dative case with this verb.
Why use the aorist negative dokunmaz instead of the present continuous dokunmuyor?
The aorist tense (-maz for negative third-person singular) is used to express general habits or characteristics. Using dokunmaz implies that it is his general habit to never touch the keyboard, rather than just describing what he isn't doing right at this moment.
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