Breakdown of Safkan köpeklerini havyarla besliyormuşmuş!
köpek
dog
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
beslemek
to feed
havyar
caviar
safkan
purebred
Questions & Answers about Safkan köpeklerini havyarla besliyormuşmuş!
Why is there a double -muş suffix at the end of besliyormuşmuş?
Stacking the hearsay/inferential suffix (-mış/-miş/-muş/-müş) twice is a rhetorical device used to express heavy sarcasm, mockery, or disbelief about a claim. While besliyormuş simply means 'apparently he is feeding them,' adding the second -muş changes the tone to 'he claims he feeds them (but I think it is ridiculous or untrue)!'
The root verb is beslemek (to feed). Why is it spelled besliyor instead of besleyor here?
This happens because of vowel narrowing. When a verb ends in a wide vowel like -a or -e, attaching the continuous suffix -yor forces that vowel to narrow into -ı, -i, -u, or -ü. Here, the -e in besle- narrows to -i, resulting in besliyor.
Can you break down the suffixes on köpeklerini?
Yes, it breaks down as köpek-ler-i-n-i: köpek (dog) + -ler (plural) + -i (his, 3rd person possessive) + -n- (buffer consonant) + -i (accusative case marker). The accusative suffix is required at the very end because the dogs are the specific direct object being fed.
Does safkan translate literally to 'pure blood'?
Exactly. It is a compound of saf (pure) and kan (blood). In Turkish, it is the standard adjective used to mean 'purebred' when talking about animals.
How does havyarla mean 'with caviar'?
It is the noun havyar (caviar) combined with the postposition ile (with). When attached as a suffix, ile drops its 'i' and obeys a-type vowel harmony, becoming -la. Just like in English, you feed an animal with something (havyarla beslemek).
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