Breakdown of Doktorun laboratuvarda geliştirmekte olduğu antikor bu geni etkileyecek.
bu
this
doktor
doctor
olmak
to be
geliştirmek
to improve
etkilemek
to affect
laboratuvar
laboratory
antikor
antibody
gen
gene
Questions & Answers about Doktorun laboratuvarda geliştirmekte olduğu antikor bu geni etkileyecek.
How does geliştirmekte olduğu work together to mean 'that is currently developing'?
This is the formal present continuous relative clause. The suffix -mekte on geliştirmek (to develop) shows an ongoing action, similar to -iyor. To turn this into a relative clause describing the object (the antibody), we add olduğu. Together, they function as 'being in the process of developing'.
Could we just say geliştirdiği antikor instead of geliştirmekte olduğu antikor?
Yes, but it changes the meaning slightly. The phrase geliştirdiği antikor usually means 'the antibody that the doctor develops' or 'developed'. Using -mekte olduğu explicitly emphasizes that the developing process is ongoing right now, and it sounds more formal or scientific.
Why does doktor take the genitive suffix -un?
In Turkish object relative clauses, the subject of the action takes the genitive case. Because the doctor is the one performing the action of developing, it becomes doktorun. This grammatically links to the possessive suffix on olduğu.
Why is it bu geni instead of just bu gen?
The noun gen (gene) takes the accusative case suffix -i because it is the specific direct object of the verb etkileyecek (will affect). The word bu (this) makes it a specific object, which makes the accusative marker mandatory.
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