Breakdown of Muhabir, sürgün pahasına kaynakların gizliliğini korudu.
korumak
to protect
kaynak
source
muhabir
reporter
pahasına
at the cost of
sürgün
exile
gizlilik
secrecy / confidentiality
Questions & Answers about Muhabir, sürgün pahasına kaynakların gizliliğini korudu.
How does the structure pahasına connect to sürgün here, and why isn't there a genitive suffix on sürgün?
pahasına means "at the cost of" or "at the risk of". It consists of paha (price/value) + -sı (3rd person possessive) + -n- (buffer) + -a (dative case). It forms a noun compound with the preceding word. Because sürgün (exile) is treated as a general concept here, we use an indefinite noun compound, so sürgün remains in its bare form without a genitive suffix.
The lesson also teaches using the infinitive -mAk with pahasına. How would this phrase change if we used a verb instead of the noun sürgün?
To express "at the cost of being exiled", you would use the passive infinitive sürgün edilmek. The phrase would then become sürgün edilmek pahasına. Both structures are common, but using the noun directly as in the original sentence is often more concise.
gizliliğini has quite a few suffixes stacked together. Can we break them down?
Yes, this is a great example of a definite noun compound taking a case marker. kaynakların gizliliği means "the confidentiality of the sources". The word gizlilik (confidentiality) takes the 3rd person possessive suffix -i (softening the k to ğ). Because this entire compound is the specific direct object of the verb korudu (protected), it needs the accusative case. We add the buffer -n- followed by the accusative suffix -i, giving us gizliliğini.
What is the root of gizlilik, and how is the word built?
The root is giz (secret). Adding -li makes the adjective gizli (secret/hidden). Adding the noun-forming suffix -lik creates the abstract noun gizlilik (secrecy/confidentiality). Understanding these building blocks makes it much easier to memorize complex B2 vocabulary.
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