Word
Düşünmeksizin boykota katılmaya mecbur kaldık.
Meaning
We were forced to join the boycott without thinking.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Düşünmeksizin boykota katılmaya mecbur kaldık.
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
düşünmek
to think
katılmak
to attend / to join
mecbur
obliged
Questions & Answers about Düşünmeksizin boykota katılmaya mecbur kaldık.
Why is there a -ya on the end of katılmaya?
This is the core of this lesson's structure: using the short verbal noun -ma / -me followed by the Dative case -(y)a / -(y)e with mecbur kalmak (to be forced to). Here, the verb katılmak becomes katılma, and then we add the buffer -y- and the Dative -a to connect it to mecbur kaldık.
Why is boykot in the Dative case (boykota)?
The verb katılmak (to join / to participate in) always requires its object to take the Dative case. So to say 'join the boycott', it must be boykota katılmak.
What is the difference between using mecbur olduk and mecbur kaldık in this sentence?
While both mean 'we had to' or 'we were forced to', mecbur kalmak (literally 'to remain obliged') specifically emphasizes situational compulsion. It implies that the circumstances left you with absolutely no other choice but to join. Mecbur olmak is a more general statement of obligation.
What does the -meksizin suffix do in düşünmeksizin? Could I use düşünmeden instead?