Breakdown of Sen havale yapadur, ben veznedara dekontu soracağım.
ben
I
sen
you
yapmak
to do / to make
sormak
to ask
havale
money transfer
veznedar
teller
dekont
bank receipt
Questions & Answers about Sen havale yapadur, ben veznedara dekontu soracağım.
How does the continuous action verb yapadur work here, and why isn't there a tense ending?
yapadur combines the verb root yap (do/make) with the continuous suffix -adur. Because there is no tense or personal ending attached to it, it is in the second-person singular imperative (command) form. It translates directly to 'Keep doing!' or 'You continue doing!'.
Why is it veznedara dekontu soracağım when the English translation says 'ask the teller for the bank receipt'?
In Turkish, the verb sormak (to ask) requires the dative case (-e/-a) for the person being asked, and the accusative case (-i/-ı/-u/-ü) for the specific thing you are asking about. Therefore, veznedara dekontu soracağım translates literally as 'I will ask the receipt to the teller.'
Does the compound suffix -adurmak always use the vowel 'a'?
It follows 2-way vowel harmony, becoming -adurmak after back vowels (a, ı, o, u) and -edurmak after front vowels (e, i, ö, ü). Since yap has a back vowel, it takes -adur. If the verb root ended in a vowel, a buffer y would be added, as in bekleyedur (keep waiting).
This sentence implies 'while you do this, I will do that.' Why isn't there a word for 'while' like iken?
Using an imperative continuous verb in the first clause (Sen havale yapadur) naturally establishes an ongoing background action. When paired with a future action in the second clause (ben... soracağım), it effortlessly conveys 'You continue doing X, and I will do Y' without needing an explicit conjunction for 'while' or 'meanwhile'.
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