Breakdown of Önergeyi sunduğumuz gün, meclis oybirliğiyle karar verdi.
gün
day
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
sunmak
to present
karar vermek
to decide
meclis
parliament
önerge
motion / formal proposal
oybirliği
unanimity
Questions & Answers about Önergeyi sunduğumuz gün, meclis oybirliğiyle karar verdi.
Why is it just gün and not günde to mean "on the day"?
In Turkish, when a time word like gün (day), zaman (time), or an (moment) is modified by a relative clause like sunduğumuz (that we presented), it usually doesn't take the locative case suffix -de to mean "when" or "on the day". The phrase sunduğumuz gün acts as a complete time adverbial on its own.
How does oybirliğiyle break down to mean "unanimously"?
It is a compound of oy (vote) and birlik (unity). When combined into a noun compound, it becomes oybirliği (unity of vote), where the k changes to ğ. Finally, the instrumental suffix -(y)le (with/by) is added, literally meaning "with unity of vote".
Why is önerge (motion) in the accusative case (önergeyi) if it isn't the object of the main verb?
Even though the main verb is karar verdi (decided), the relative participle sunduğumuz (that we presented) still takes its own direct object. Since "the motion" is a specific thing being presented, it must take the specific accusative suffix -(y)i.
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