Breakdown of Şüphelinin o gün şehirde olmadığı kanıtlandı.
o
that / he / she / it
şehir
city
olmak
to be
gün
day
şüpheli
suspect
kanıtlanmak
to be proven
Questions & Answers about Şüphelinin o gün şehirde olmadığı kanıtlandı.
Why does olmadığı end with just the possessive -ı instead of the accusative -ını?
In this sentence, the factive clause (şüphelinin o gün şehirde olmadığı) is the subject of the main verb. Because kanıtlandı is passive (it was proven), the clause itself is the thing being proven. Subjects in Turkish stay in the nominative or zero case, so we only need the possessive suffix -ı without an extra accusative -nı.
Why is the word for suspect written as şüphelinin with the genitive case instead of just şüpheli?
When you form a factive clause with -dık or -acak, it acts like a noun compound. The subject of that embedded clause (the suspect) takes the genitive case (şüphelinin), and the verb gets a matching possessive suffix (olmadığı). Think of it literally as the suspect's not-being in the city was proven.
How do we break down the verb kanıtlandı?
It starts with the noun kanıt (proof or evidence). Adding -la makes it the active verb kanıtlamak (to prove). Then, adding the passive suffix -n makes it kanıtlanmak (to be proven). Finally, -dı is the simple past tense suffix.
Why do we use olmadığı for 'was not' instead of a word like değil?
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