Breakdown of Çete, gazeteciyi susturmak pahasına gizliliği korudu.
korumak
to protect
gazeteci
journalist
pahasına
at the cost of
çete
gang
gizlilik
secrecy / confidentiality
susturmak
to silence
Questions & Answers about Çete, gazeteciyi susturmak pahasına gizliliği korudu.
How is pahasına used with a verb in this sentence?
To say "at the cost of doing something", you use the standard dictionary form of the verb (the infinitive ending in -mak or -mek) immediately followed by pahasına. Here, susturmak pahasına means "at the cost of silencing".
Where does the verb susturmak come from?
It is the causative form of susmak (to be quiet). Adding the causative suffix -tur makes it susturmak, which literally means "to make someone be quiet", or "to silence".
Why does gazeteci take the accusative ending -(y)i here even though it is before an infinitive?
Infinitives like susturmak still act like verbs when it comes to their objects. Because the gang is silencing a specific, known journalist, gazeteci needs the specific direct object (accusative) ending, becoming gazeteciyi.
What are the suffixes on gizliliği?
It starts with the adjective gizli (secret). The suffix -lik turns it into the noun gizlilik (secrecy). Because it is the specific direct object of the verb korudu, it takes the accusative suffix -i. Adding a vowel causes the final k to soften to a ğ, resulting in gizliliği.
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