Breakdown of Duyduğum kadarıyla, hemşehrilerimiz bu karardan pek memnun değil.
bu
this
değil
not
karar
decision
duymak
to hear
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
memnun
pleased
pek
very, quite
hemşehri
fellow townsman
Questions & Answers about Duyduğum kadarıyla, hemşehrilerimiz bu karardan pek memnun değil.
How does the grammar in duyduğum kadarıyla work to mean "as far as I heard"?
This matches our current lesson's structure. It takes the verb duy (hear) and adds the participle -duğ and the possessive -um (my), meaning "that which I heard." Then it adds kadar (extent) with its compound marker -ı, a buffer -y-, and the instrumental suffix -la (with/by). Literally, it translates to "by the extent of what I heard."
What is the breakdown of the word hemşehrilerimiz?
The root is hemşehri, which means "fellow townsman" or "someone from the same city." It combines the prefix hem- (meaning "same" or "co-") and şehir (city). With the plural -ler and possessive -imiz, it means "our fellow townsmen."
Why does karardan use the -dan (from) ending when the English translation says "pleased with this decision"?
In Turkish, the adjective memnun (pleased/satisfied) requires the object to take the ablative case (-dan / -den). You can think of the grammar as deriving your satisfaction "from" the decision, rather than being pleased "with" it.
Why use pek instead of çok for "very" here?
While çok means "very" in positive contexts, pek is the preferred word in negative sentences (like those ending with değil) to mean "not very" or "not particularly". Saying pek memnun değil sounds much more natural to native speakers than çok memnun değil.
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