Breakdown of Felçli adamın asla yapamayacağı kavrama pratiğini dünkü derste inceledi.
adam
man
yapmak
to do / to make
ders
lesson, class
dün
yesterday
Questions & Answers about Felçli adamın asla yapamayacağı kavrama pratiğini dünkü derste inceledi.
How is the complex word yapamayacağı built?
It is a stacked relative clause. The root is yap (do). Then -ama makes it negative potential (cannot do). Next, -yacak forms the future object relative clause (that ... will/would do). Finally, -ı is the 3rd person possessive suffix linked to the genitive subject adamın (the paralyzed man's). When adding this vowel, the k mutates to ğ. Together, it means that he will/would never be able to do.
Why does kavrama pratiğini end with -ni?
It combines a noun compound and the accusative case. Kavrama and pratik form the compound kavrama pratiği (grip practice), triggering consonant mutation from k to ğ. Because this specific practice is the direct object of the main verb inceledi, it requires the definite accusative case. We add the buffer consonant -n- followed by the accusative suffix -i, resulting in kavrama pratiğini.
Why use dünkü derste instead of just dün derste?
To say yesterday's lesson, Turkish uses the suffix -ki (which becomes -kü after words with rounded vowels like dün) to turn a time word into an adjective. If you just said dün derste inceledi, it would mean yesterday, he examined it in the lesson as two separate pieces of information. Using dünkü specifically binds yesterday to the lesson itself as an adjective.
Could this sentence mean the man couldn't do the practice DURING yesterday's lesson?