Breakdown of Hiç görmedim ben böyle çekilmez, böyle ukala birini!
ben
I
hiç
at all / any
görmek
to see
biri
someone / one (of them)
böyle
like this
ukala
arrogant / smart aleck (know-it-all)
çekilmez
unbearable
Questions & Answers about Hiç görmedim ben böyle çekilmez, böyle ukala birini!
Why is the verb görmedim placed so early in the sentence, rather than at the end?
This is a classic example of an inverted sentence (devrik cümle). In emotional or colloquial speech, speakers often front-load the most striking information—here, the strong statement Hiç görmedim (I have never seen). The subject (ben) and the long object phrase (böyle çekilmez...) trail behind like dramatic afterthoughts, giving the sentence a very natural, conversational flow.
The verb görmedim is at the start, but its direct object (birini) is all the way at the end. Is it normal to separate them this much?
Yes, it is very common in spoken Turkish! Because Turkish uses case markers, the grammatical relationship holds together perfectly no matter the word order. The accusative suffix -i on birini clearly marks it as the specific object of görmedim, allowing the speaker to freely stretch the sentence out for dramatic effect without losing the meaning.
Why include the pronoun ben if the verb görmedim already tells us "I" didn't see it?
You are right that the -m ending on görmedim already makes the subject clear. Dropping ben into the post-verbal part of this inverted sentence adds extra emotional weight. It is the colloquial equivalent of saying "I personally have never seen..." to emphasize your own shock at how arrogant this person is.
How does the word çekilmez work here? It looks like a negative verb.
You spotted it perfectly! çekilmek can mean "to be endured" or "to be tolerated." When you add the negative aorist suffix -mez, it literally means "is not endured" or "cannot be endured." However, this verb form is frequently used as a participle (an adjective made from a verb) to mean "unbearable" or "intolerable."
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