Breakdown of İşçiler depoda varillerce yağ depoladı.
işçi
worker
yağ
oil
depolamak
to store / to stockpile
depo
warehouse
Questions & Answers about İşçiler depoda varillerce yağ depoladı.
What exactly does the -lerce suffix add to varil (barrel) in varillerce?
It combines the plural suffix -ler with the adverbial suffix -ce to mean 'barrels of' or 'barrels and barrels of'. In Turkish, attaching -lerce or -larca to a noun is a great way to emphasize a vast, extensive quantity.
Could we just say varilce instead of varillerce?
While the plural suffix is sometimes optional with this -ce / -ça grammar point, it is almost always used with physical, countable objects. Dropping the plural and saying varilce here would sound unnatural. The -ler is what gives it that strong 'many barrels' feeling.
Why doesn't yağ take the accusative case here (as yağı)?
Because the oil being stored is non-specific. The workers stored 'barrels of oil' in general, not a specific batch of 'the oil'. Indefinite direct objects do not take the accusative suffix and are typically placed right before the verb, just like yağ is here.
Notice how depoda and depoladı share the same root. How is the verb formed here?