Word
Kalan parayı sana veriyorum.
Meaning
I am giving you the remaining money.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about Kalan parayı sana veriyorum.
How does the word kalan work here?
It comes from the verb kalmak (to remain, to stay). By adding the relative suffix -an, it turns the verb into an adjective describing a noun that does the action. So, kalan para literally means 'the money that remains' or 'the remaining money'.
The current lesson is about dropping the noun. How would I say this if I dropped the word para?
If you drop the noun (para), its suffixes must move to the adjective (kalan). To say 'I am giving you the remainder' or 'I am giving you what is left', you would add the accusative case -ı directly to kalan, making it Kalanı sana veriyorum.
Why does para have the -yı suffix?
Because it is the specific object of the verb veriyorum (I am giving). The accusative case suffix -ı makes it 'the money' rather than just 'money'. Since para ends in a vowel, we use the buffer letter -y- to get parayı.
Where does the word sana come from?
It is the pronoun sen (you) plus the dative case suffix -a (to). Turkish pronouns have a rare irregularity here: the root vowel in sen changes to a, making it sana (to you) instead of the expected regular form 'sene'.