Learn Turkish: Onun şüphesi yüzünden sana bağlılığım azaldı. - Because of his doubt, my devotion to you decreased.

Onun şüphesi yüzünden sana bağlılığım azaldı.

Because of his doubt, my devotion to you decreased.

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Questions & Answers about Onun şüphesi yüzünden sana bağlılığım azaldı.

Why does the word şüphesi have the -si suffix if yüzünden usually just follows a plain noun?

While yüzünden (because of) does follow plain nouns like in yağmur yüzünden (because of the rain), here the noun itself is possessed. It's not just 'because of doubt,' it's 'because of his doubt.' So şüphe takes the third-person possessive suffix -si to match Onun.

What is the root of the word bağlılığım?

It comes from the root bağ (tie or bond). Adding -lı makes it an adjective bağlı (tied or connected). Adding -lık turns it into the abstract noun bağlılık (loyalty or devotion). Finally, adding the first-person possessive -ım causes the final k to soften to ğ, giving us bağlılığım (my devotion).

Why is the dative pronoun sana used here?

The noun bağlılık (devotion or loyalty) and its related adjective bağlı (tied or loyal) dictate the case of the object you are loyal to. Just as you are bound 'to' something in English, in Turkish you use the dative case, making sen become sana (to you).

How is the verb azaldı formed from the word az (little)?