Breakdown of Uzmanın sunmakta olduğu plasebo bulguları komite tarafından onaylandı.
olmak
to be
onaylamak
to approve
sunmak
to present
uzman
expert
tarafından
by (agent in passive voice)
komite
committee (loanword)
bulgu
finding
plasebo
placebo
Questions & Answers about Uzmanın sunmakta olduğu plasebo bulguları komite tarafından onaylandı.
Why use sunmakta olduğu instead of the simpler sunduğu?
The standard relative clause sunduğu can mean either that the expert presented or that the expert generally presents. Using the formal present continuous suffix -mAktA combined with olduğu strictly limits the meaning to an ongoing action in the present: that the expert is currently presenting. It also adds a formal, academic tone fitting for a committee meeting.
Why does uzman (expert) take the genitive suffix -ın to become uzmanın?
In Turkish object relative clauses, the subject of the relative clause must take the genitive case. Because the expert is the one doing the presenting, uzman becomes uzmanın. This genitive pairs directly with the possessive suffix -u at the end of olduğu.
Why is the word for findings written as bulguları rather than just bulgular?
This is a standard noun compound. When combining two nouns where the first categorizes the second (placebo + findings), the second noun must take a possessive suffix. Therefore, bulgular (findings) takes the 3rd person possessive suffix -ı to become plasebo bulguları.
What is the function of tarafından in this sentence?
The word tarafından means 'by' and is used in passive sentences to introduce the agent, which is the person or group actually doing the action. Since the main verb onaylandı (was approved) is passive, adding komite tarafından tells us exactly who did the approving.
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