Breakdown of Meclisin bizi oybirliğiyle yetkilendirdiğini biliyoruz.
biz
we
bilmek
to know
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
meclis
parliament
Questions & Answers about Meclisin bizi oybirliğiyle yetkilendirdiğini biliyoruz.
How is the long word yetkilendirdiğini built?
It starts with the noun yetki (authority). We add -len to make the verb yetkilenmek (to become authorized), then the causative -dir to make yetkilendirmek (to authorize someone). Next, the object participle -dik and the third-person possessive -i form yetkilendirdiği (that it authorized). Finally, the buffer letter -n- and the accusative -i are added because this entire clause is the direct object of what we know (biliyoruz).
Why is Meclis (assembly) in the genitive case as Meclisin?
In Turkish, when you create a subordinate clause using the -dIK participle (like saying 'that the assembly authorized'), the subject of that inner clause must take the genitive case. It acts like a possessive construction, literally translating closer to 'We know of the assembly's authorizing us.'
What are the components of the word oybirliğiyle (unanimously)?
It is made of oy (vote) and birlik (unity). Combined as a noun compound, it becomes oybirliği (unity of vote). Adding the instrumental suffix -(y)le (with or by) turns it into an adverb meaning unanimously, or literally 'with a unity of votes.'
Why does this sentence have two words in the accusative case (bizi and yetkilendirdiğini)?