Breakdown of Sen ayakkabıcıda kendi ayakkabını seçedur, ben çilingire gideyim.
ben
I
sen
you
gitmek
to go
ayakkabı
shoe
seçmek
to choose
kendi
self
çilingir
locksmith
ayakkabıcı
shoe store
Questions & Answers about Sen ayakkabıcıda kendi ayakkabını seçedur, ben çilingire gideyim.
How exactly does the word seçedur translate to "keep choosing"?
This uses the continuous action compound verb (sürerlik fiili). It combines the verb root seç- (choose), the connecting vowel -e-, and the verb durmak (to stand/stay). Together, -(y)Adurmak means to continue doing an action, often while something else happens. Because there are no tense or person endings added here, it is in the imperative (command) form: "Keep choosing!"
Why is the accusative ending in ayakkabını attached with an -n- instead of just -yı?
Because it is a possessed noun. The phrase is kendi ayakkabın (your own shoe), where the first -n is the second person singular possessive ending. When you add the accusative case -ı to a word already ending in a possessive -n, they link directly as -nı. You would only use -yı if there was no possessive ending, as in ayakkabıyı (the shoe).
Why does the second clause use gideyim instead of a future tense like gideceğim?
The word gideyim is in the optative mood, translating here to "let me go." This form is very natural when dividing up tasks or proposing an immediate plan of action. The speaker is pairing a command for the listener (seçedur) with a suggestion for themselves (gideyim). Using the future tense gideceğim (I will go) would sound more like stating a disconnected future fact rather than coordinating a shared plan.
Why does "shoe store" use the -cı suffix in ayakkabıcıda, but "locksmith" doesn't have it in çilingire?
The suffix -cı/-ci turns an object noun into a profession or a shop (so ayakkabı becomes ayakkabıcı, meaning shoemaker or shoe store). However, the word çilingir is a loanword that inherently means "locksmith", so the base noun already represents the profession and the shop, requiring no extra suffix.
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