Word
Öğretmenine saygı duyuyor.
Meaning
He respects his teacher.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Öğretmenine saygı duyuyor.
Why does this sentence use the dative case (-e) on öğretmenine instead of the accusative?
The verb phrase saygı duymak (to respect) literally translates to feeling respect. In Turkish, you feel respect towards someone, which means the target takes the dative case (-e or -a).
Can öğretmenine also mean to your teacher?
Yes, it is completely ambiguous without a pronoun! It can be broken down as öğretmen-i-n-e (teacher + his/her + buffer + to) or öğretmen-in-e (teacher + your + to). You would rely on context or add onun or senin to clarify.
Doesn't the verb duymak usually mean to hear?
Yes, but it also means to feel when paired with certain strong abstract emotions. You will frequently see it in compound verbs like saygı duymak (to respect), gurur duymak (to be proud), and ilgi duymak (to be interested in).