Breakdown of En büyük başarımız, takıma bu ilkeyi benimsetmektir.
bu
this
büyük
big
takım
team
en
most
başarı
success
ilke
principle
benimsetmek
to make adopt
Questions & Answers about En büyük başarımız, takıma bu ilkeyi benimsetmektir.
Why does the sentence end with -mektir instead of a regular verb tense?
The word benimsetmektir acts as the main noun of the sentence (the predicate nominative). We are equating "our greatest success" with the action itself. To use an action as a noun equivalent like this, we use the infinitive -mAk followed by the to-be copula -DIr (which becomes -tir here). It translates literally to "is to make adopt."
Could we drop the -tir and just say benimsetmek?
Yes, ending the sentence with just the infinitive benimsetmek is perfectly grammatical and very common in everyday speech. Adding the copula -tir simply makes the statement sound more formal, definitive, or objective, which is typical for professional contexts or written Turkish.
Why is the team in the dative case (takıma) while the principle is in the accusative (ilkeyi)?
This happens because of the causative verb benimsetmek (to make someone adopt). The root verb benimsemek (to adopt) is already transitive, meaning it takes a direct object (ilkeyi). When you make a transitive verb causative, the original object stays accusative, and the person you are making do the action shifts to the dative case (takıma).
How is the verb benimsetmek formed?
It actually comes from the pronoun benim (mine). Adding the suffix -sA creates the verb benimsemek (to make something one's own, meaning to adopt or internalize). Then, adding the causative suffix -t gives us benimsetmek (to make someone adopt).
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