Breakdown of Pergeli ve cetveli planlama masasında bıraktın.
masa
table
ve
and
bırakmak
to leave (something somewhere), to drop off / to release, to let go of / to quit / to stop (doing something)
planlamak
to plan
Questions & Answers about Pergeli ve cetveli planlama masasında bıraktın.
How is the compound "planlama masasında" formed, and what does each suffix do?
This is a verbal noun purpose compound. First, planlama (planning) is made by adding the verbal noun suffix -ma to the verb root planla- (to plan). Then, it is linked to masa (desk) using the possessive suffix -sı to create the compound planlama masası (planning desk). Finally, the locative case -nda (on/at) is added to mean on the planning desk.
Why do both "pergeli" and "cetveli" have the "-i" ending?
That is the accusative case, which marks a specific, definite direct object. Because the speaker is referring to "the compass and the ruler", we must use the accusative. If you just said Pergel ve cetvel bıraktın, it would mean "You left a compass and a ruler" (or just compasses and rulers in general).
Since they are connected by "ve", could I just add the accusative suffix to the second word and say "pergel ve cetveli"?
In casual, everyday spoken Turkish, people sometimes group nouns together and only add the case suffix to the final item in the list. However, it is grammatically safer, formal, and much clearer to mark every definite object individually, which is why both pergeli and cetveli take the suffix here.
What happens to the meaning if I change the word order to "Planlama masasında pergeli ve cetveli bıraktın"?