Breakdown of Onun şüphesi yüzünden sana bağlılığım azaldı.
o
that / he / she / it
sen
you
azalmak
to decrease
şüphe
doubt
yüzünden
because of (negative cause)
bağlılık
loyalty / devotion (attachment, dependence)
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?
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)?
The suffix -al is attached to certain adjectives to create verbs meaning 'to become [adjective].' Here, az (little) becomes azalmak (to decrease). You can see the same pattern in çok (much) becoming çoğalmak (to increase).
How could we add the discourse marker ne de olsa (after all) to this sentence to justify the decrease in devotion?
You could place ne de olsa at the very beginning of the sentence to frame the whole situation. For example: Ne de olsa onun şüphesi yüzünden sana bağlılığım azaldı (After all, because of his doubt, my devotion to you decreased). This uses the marker to provide an ultimate, undeniable reason for the change in feelings.
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