Breakdown of Projeyi bitirdiğimiz sevindirici, şimdi bunu kutlamalıyız.
bu
this
şimdi
now
proje
project
kutlamak
to celebrate
Questions & Answers about Projeyi bitirdiğimiz sevindirici, şimdi bunu kutlamalıyız.
I'm used to seeing -diğimiz followed by words like için or zaman. How does it work on its own here?
When a -dik + possessive clause stands on its own with no postposition or case ending, it acts as a subject noun phrase. It translates to "the fact that..." or "that...". Here, projeyi bitirdiğimiz ("that we finished the project") is the subject of the adjective sevindirici (pleasing).
Why doesn't bitirdiğimiz take a case suffix like an accusative -i or dative -e in this sentence?
Because it is the subject of the first clause. In Turkish, sentence subjects take the nominative case, which means they take zero case endings. If it were the object of a verb (like "I know that we finished"), it would need an accusative suffix (bitirdiğimizi).
How is the word sevindirici constructed?
It comes from the verb sevinmek (to be glad / to rejoice). The causative suffix -dir turns it into sevindirmek (to make glad / to please). Finally, the suffix -ici creates an adjective or noun denoting the "doer" of an action, making sevindirici mean "pleasing" or "joyous".
Why is bu (this) in the accusative case (bunu)?