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Dürüst bir müdür gücünü hiç suistimal eder mi?

Dürüst bir müdür gücünü hiç suistimal eder mi?
Would an honest manager ever abuse his power?
From Lesson 428:Rhetorical strong negation (hiç ... -r mi?)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Dürüst bir müdür gücünü hiç suistimal eder mi?

Why is this sentence grammatically positive if it conveys a strong negative meaning?
This is a rhetorical strong negation. By combining hiç with the positive aorist interrogative (eder mi?), the speaker asks 'Would an honest manager ever abuse his power?', which strongly implies 'He would absolutely never do that.'
Why does hiç translate to 'ever' here instead of 'never'?
hiç translates to 'ever' in grammatically positive questions, like this one. It only means 'never' when paired with a negative verb. Because this is a rhetorical question, the translation 'ever' sets up the implied 'never' answer perfectly.
Can you break down the suffixes on gücünü?
The root is güç (power). Adding the third-person possessive suffix -ü ('his power') causes consonant mutation, changing the ç to c to make gücü. Then, because it is the specific direct object of the verb, it takes the accusative case suffix -ü, joined by the buffer consonant -n- to become gücünü.
What kind of 'abuse' does suistimal etmek refer to?
It is used for the misuse or exploitation of abstract concepts, such as power, trust, or goodwill. It comes from Arabic roots meaning 'bad use' and functions as a standard compound verb with the helper verb etmek.

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