Breakdown of Görüntülü görüşmeye ekledikleri yenilik herkesi şaşırttı.
herkes
everyone
eklemek
to add
şaşırtmak
to surprise
görüşme
meeting (interview, discussion)
görüntülü
with video, visual
yenilik
innovation, novelty
Questions & Answers about Görüntülü görüşmeye ekledikleri yenilik herkesi şaşırttı.
Why is ekledikleri used here instead of just eklediler?
This forms an object relative clause, translating to "that they added". In Turkish, to describe a noun (here, yenilik or "novelty") with an action someone did, you use the -DIk participle. Ekle (add) + -dik (participle) + -leri (their) modifies the following noun, literally meaning "their added novelty".
Why does görüşme take the dative case here as görüşmeye?
The verb eklemek (to add) requires the dative case for the destination—the thing you are adding something to. Therefore, "to the video call" becomes görüşmeye (using the buffer -y- to separate the vowels).
How is the term for "video call" formed in this sentence?
It uses the noun görüntü (image or video). By adding the -lI suffix (meaning "with" or "having"), it becomes the adjective görüntülü. Combined with görüşme (conversation or call), görüntülü görüşme is the standard Turkish phrase for a video call.
I know şaşırmak means "to be surprised". What does the extra -t do in şaşırttı?
Şaşırmak is an intransitive verb meaning "to be surprised". To say that a novelty surprised someone, you use the causative suffix -t to make it transitive. Şaşırtmak means "to cause to be surprised", and the final -tı is just the simple past tense.
Why does herkes have the accusative -i ending in herkesi?
Because "everyone" is the direct object receiving the action of the verb şaşırttı. Since herkes (everyone) is inherently a definite pronoun, it must take the accusative case suffix when used as a direct object.
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