Breakdown of Bu kilisenin ne zaman yapıldığını sordu.
bu
this
yapmak
to do / to make
sormak
to ask
ne zaman
when
kilise
church
Questions & Answers about Bu kilisenin ne zaman yapıldığını sordu.
Why is "church" in the genitive case (kilisenin instead of kilise)?
In Turkish indirect questions, the whole clause acts like a noun phrase. The subject of that clause (here, the church) takes the genitive suffix -nin, and the verb takes a possessive suffix. Literally, the structure is like "He asked this church's when its being built."
How is the indirect question formed with ne zaman here?
To make an indirect question with a question word like ne zaman, you keep the question word in its normal spot and turn the verb into a noun clause using -dık. So "when it was built" becomes ne zaman yapıldığı.
Can you break down the suffixes in yapıldığını?
Sure! It is yap (build/do) + -ıl (passive: be built) + -dık (factive clause suffix, changing to -dığ-) + -ı (3rd person possessive, linking to kilisenin) + -n- (buffer letter) + -ı (accusative case).
Why does yapıldığını need that final accusative -ı suffix?
The entire noun clause is the direct object of the main verb sordu (he asked). Because the clause has a possessive ending making it definite, it must take the accusative case when it is the direct object.
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