Breakdown of Onlar güya çok çalışmışmış, Allah onlara da bereket vere!
o
that / he / she / it
çok
very
çalışmak
to work / to study
vermek
to give
Questions & Answers about Onlar güya çok çalışmışmış, Allah onlara da bereket vere!
Why does the sentence end with vere instead of the usual imperative versin for "may he give"?
vere is the 3rd-person singular form of the optative mood, which you are learning in this lesson. It is formed by adding the -e (or -a) suffix directly to the verb root ver-. While modern Turkish usually uses the imperative versin for 3rd-person wishes, the older optative form vere is still frequently used in fixed prayers, curses, and blessings like this one.
What is the function of the double -mış suffix in çalışmışmış?
Adding the hearsay past tense suffix -miş to itself creates a special form expressing strong doubt, disbelief, or sarcasm. While çalışmış just means "apparently they worked" (a neutral report of what you heard), çalışmışmış means "they supposedly worked" but implies the speaker thinks it is a lie or an exaggeration.
If çalışmışmış already means "supposedly," why do we also need güya in the sentence?
The adverb güya means "supposedly," "allegedly," or "as if." While the double -mışmış suffix already conveys disbelief, Turkish speakers love to pair it with güya to double down on the sarcasm. It acts as an intensifier, making the speaker's skepticism crystal clear.
Is Allah bereket vere a common phrase, or just a literal translation of "may God give abundance"?