Breakdown of Bu unvanın uğruna neler veriyorsun?
bu
this
vermek
to give
neler
what (plural) / what all
uğruna
for the sake of
Questions & Answers about Bu unvanın uğruna neler veriyorsun?
Why does unvan take the -ın suffix before uğruna?
The word uğruna translates to "for the sake of" and always requires the preceding noun or pronoun to be in the genitive case. Therefore, unvan (title) takes the genitive suffix -ın to link with uğruna, creating unvanın uğruna (for the sake of the title).
Where does the word uğruna actually come from? Is it related to uğur (luck)?
Yes, it is formed from the noun uğur (luck, omen, or sake). When we add the 3rd person possessive suffix -u to link it to the genitive noun, the second 'u' in uğur drops out due to vowel loss, making it uğru. Then we add the buffer consonant -n- and the dative suffix -a (to/for). Literally, it implies "to the luck/sake of".
I often hear people say "ünvan", but here it is written as unvan. Which one is correct?
While you will very frequently hear native speakers pronounce it as "ünvan", the officially correct spelling for this Arabic loanword is unvan. Because it uses back vowels (u, a), it dictates that the genitive suffix must follow back-vowel harmony, becoming unvanın.
Why does the speaker use the plural neler instead of just asking ne veriyorsun?