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Diyemedik, grammar question!
1.       mamamia
215 posts
 06 May 2006 Sat 11:37 am

Bir durak bulup, oh diyemedik. Diyemedik . What is the grammar explanation? demek - di-y-eme-dik or di-ye-me-dik?? Is it we could not say or we did not say?? And what is then translation of the sentence! Thanks very much!

2.       erdinc
2151 posts
 06 May 2006 Sat 04:22 pm

Diyemedik means "we couldn't say". The "e" in bold is the inabilitative suffix.

Here are a few more examples:

gitmedik: we didnt go
gidemedik: we couldn't go

satın almadık : we didn't buy
satın alamadık : we couldn't buy

görmedik : we didn't see
göremedik : we couldn't see

3.       mamamia
215 posts
 07 May 2006 Sun 10:03 am

Thanks very much, I was not sure but now I know !

4.       Lyndie
968 posts
 07 May 2006 Sun 01:00 pm

Ooh, this just proves the value of repetition in the posts. I knew this 'e' inabilitative suffix, but I had completely forgotten about it.
Everyday, I like to learn or remember just one small new thing because I dont have time to study all the time. So my learning needs are modest. Just one word or grammar rule per day is all I can aspire to. This was today's I will never forget it again. Thanks.

5.       Deli_kizin
6376 posts
 07 May 2006 Sun 03:41 pm

Quoting Lyndie:

Ooh, this just proves the value of repetition in the posts. I knew this 'e' inabilitative suffix, but I had completely forgotten about it.
Everyday, I like to learn or remember just one small new thing because I dont have time to study all the time. So my learning needs are modest. Just one word or grammar rule per day is all I can aspire to. This was today's I will never forget it again. Thanks.



Hehe just like my study method

And it was good for me too, i didn't forget it but i always mixed it up like the examples Erdinç gave.

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