Breakdown of Cehennemin nasıl anlatıldığını okuduk.
okumak
to read
anlatmak
to explain, to tell
nasıl
how
cehennem
hell
Questions & Answers about Cehennemin nasıl anlatıldığını okuduk.
Why do we use anlatıldığını here instead of a regular verb like anlatılıyor?
Since "how hell is described" acts as the direct object of "we read," Turkish uses an indirect question. We keep the question word nasıl, but turn the verb into a factive clause using the -dık suffix.
Why is the subject Cehennem in the genitive case (Cehennemin)?
In indirect questions formed with -dık, the subject of the embedded clause takes the genitive case. So, "hell" becomes Cehennemin. The verb then takes a matching possessive suffix, literally forming something like "Hell's how-it-is-described."
Where does the "is described" (passive) meaning come from in anlatıldığını?
The root verb is anlatmak (to explain or describe). The -ıl suffix is added to make it passive, giving us anlatılmak (to be described).
Can you break down all the suffixes on anlatıldığını?
It breaks down as: anlat (describe) + -ıl (passive) + -dık (clause maker) + -ı (possessive matching Cehennemin) + -n- (buffer) + -ı (accusative). The final accusative -ı is there because the entire clause is the specific direct object of okuduk (we read).
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