Questions & Answers about Kalanları buzdolabına koydum.
How does kalanları translate to "the rest"?
It comes from the verb kalmak (to stay or remain). The suffix -an turns it into the participle "remaining". Since there is no noun after it to describe, it acts as a noun on its own: kalanlar means "the remaining ones" or "the rest". The final -ı is the accusative case because it is the specific direct object of the verb.
Why is there an -n- in buzdolabına?
The word buzdolabı (refrigerator) is a compound noun made of buz (ice) and dolap (cupboard), linked by the possessive suffix -ı. Whenever you add a case ending like the dative -a (to/into) to a compound noun, you must use the buffer letter -n- instead of the usual -y-.
Why did the p in dolap change to a b in buzdolabı?
This is consonant mutation. The root word is dolap. When it forms a compound noun and takes the vowel suffix -ı, the hard p at the end softens to a b to make it easier to pronounce.
What cases does the verb koymak (to put) require?
It usually requires two different cases for its targets. The thing you are putting takes the accusative case (here, kalanları), and the destination where you are putting it takes the dative case (here, buzdolabına).
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