Breakdown of Göçebe bir hayatı denemek için bu müstakil evi bıraktı ve bir yıllığına karavanda yaşayacak.
bu
this
bir
a / an
ev
house
ve
and
Questions & Answers about Göçebe bir hayatı denemek için bu müstakil evi bıraktı ve bir yıllığına karavanda yaşayacak.
How exactly does bir yıllığına mean 'for a year'? Can you break down the suffixes?
This is the exact structure for an intended temporary duration. We start with yıl (year), add the suffix -lık to make it an adjective of duration (yıllık), then add the 3rd person possessive -ı(n) and the dative -a. The k softens to ğ due to consonant mutation. Literally, it acts like saying 'to its one-year-ness'.
Could I just say bir yıl için instead of bir yıllığına?
You could, but there is an important nuance. Bir yıllığına specifically emphasizes the intended duration of a temporary situation. It shows he plans to do it for a year and then reassess. Bir yıl için is grammatically fine but feels more like a direct translation of 'for a year' and lacks that built-in sense of a temporary, planned timeframe.
Why does göçebe bir hayatı take the accusative suffix -ı? Doesn't the word bir make it indefinite?
Usually, indefinite objects with bir don't take the accusative case. However, adding the accusative -ı to an indefinite object makes it specific. He isn't just trying any random nomadic life; he is trying this particular concept of a nomadic life that he has envisioned. It gives the object more focus before the verb denemek (to try).
What kind of house is a müstakil ev?