Breakdown of Her gün patronlardan azar işitmek büyük bir eziyet.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
her
every
gün
day
patron
boss
azar
scolding
işitmek
to hear (perceive sound)
eziyet
torment
Questions & Answers about Her gün patronlardan azar işitmek büyük bir eziyet.
What does the phrase azar işitmek literally mean?
Azar means a scolding or a reprimand, and işitmek means to hear. So literally, it translates to "hearing a scolding." In Turkish, this is the standard set phrase used to express "getting scolded" or "being told off."
Why is patronlardan in the ablative case (-dan)?
In English, you get scolded by someone, but in Turkish, because the idiom uses the verb "to hear," you hear a scolding from someone. The source of the hearing requires the ablative case.
Could I use the verb duymak instead of işitmek here since they both mean "to hear"?
No, it wouldn't sound natural. While duymak is the most common word for the physical sense of hearing, işitmek is heavily preferred in fixed idioms about being verbally reprimanded, such as azar işitmek (to get scolded) or laf işitmek (to get told off).
Why does the sentence use the basic infinitive işitmek rather than a personal form?
Because this is a general statement about the concept of getting scolded. The entire infinitive phrase her gün patronlardan azar işitmek acts as the subject of the sentence (the act of "getting scolded..."). If you wanted to specify "my getting scolded," you would use the verbal noun işitmem.
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