Breakdown of Senin bu kadar parayı reddettiğin gülünç.
bu
this
sen
you
para
money
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
reddetmek
to reject, to decline
gülünç
ridiculous / comical
Questions & Answers about Senin bu kadar parayı reddettiğin gülünç.
Why doesn't reddettiğin have a case ending like -i or -e?
This is the focus of the current lesson. The entire clause Senin bu kadar parayı reddettiğin acts as the subject of the main sentence (it is the thing that is ridiculous). Just like a regular noun subject, a factive clause acting as a subject takes zero case markers (it stays in the nominative case).
Why does the sentence start with the genitive Senin instead of just Sen?
In Turkish, these noun clauses are built using possessive grammar. The subject of the embedded clause takes the genitive case (Senin), and the verb takes a possessive suffix (the -in on reddettiğin). It translates literally to 'Your rejecting of this much money'.
How do we break down the consonant changes in reddettiğin?
The verb root is reddet-. When we add the factive suffix -dik, the d hardens to t because the root ends in a voiceless consonant, creating reddettik. Next, we add the possessive suffix -in, which causes the final k to soften into a ğ, giving us reddettiğin.
Why does para have the accusative case marker (-yı) if the whole clause is in the nominative case?
Even though the clause as a whole is the nominative subject of the main sentence, the verb inside it (reddetmek) still functions like a regular verb internally. It requires its specific direct object (bu kadar parayı) to take the accusative case.
Is gülünç related to the verb gülmek (to laugh)?
Yes! The suffix -inç / -ünç / -unç forms adjectives that mean 'causing [verb]' or 'worthy of [verb]'. Here, gülmek becomes gülünç (laughable or ridiculous). Another common example is korkmak (to fear) becoming korkunç (scary or terrible).
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