Breakdown of Siz toptancıda kavanozlarca bal ve varillerce yağ satadurun.
siz
you (plural/formal)
ve
and
satmak
to sell
yağ
oil
bal
honey
toptancı
wholesaler
kavanoz
jar
varil
barrel
Questions & Answers about Siz toptancıda kavanozlarca bal ve varillerce yağ satadurun.
How exactly does the suffix -ca / -ce change the meaning of kavanozlar and variller here?
Adding the -cE suffix to a plural noun creates an expression of extensive quantity. While kavanozlar simply means "jars," kavanozlarca means "jars and jars of" or "by the jarful." Similarly, varillerce means "barrels upon barrels of." It emphasizes a massive, almost overwhelming amount.
Why are bal and yağ singular when we are talking about multiple jars and barrels?
In Turkish, when you use a quantity expression or a measure word (like kavanozlarca), the substance being measured stays in its singular, uninflected form. Just as in English you say "barrels of oil" rather than "barrels of oils," Turkish keeps mass nouns like bal (honey) and yağ (oil) singular.
What is the -adurun part at the end of satadurun?
How is the word toptancıda built?
It comes from the root top, which relates to being gathered or in a mass. From there we get toptan (wholesale or bulk). Adding the profession suffix -cı gives us toptancı (wholesaler). Finally, the locative suffix -da is added to say toptancıda (at the wholesaler).
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