Hi (again) for a question about the song "Istanbul olali"... In this sentence: Gözümün yaşını yüzdürürüm hisara doğru. Which should mean "I let my tears float in the direction of the fortress (Hisar)"... "Gözümün yaşını" means "the tears of my eyes", right? "Göz-üm-ün" is clear to me = eye+possessive suffix first person+genitive "of my eyes" But what about "yaşını"? It should have an accusative suffix because of the verb (and because it is definite), so yaşın-ı. But also a possessive marking referring to the eyes, right? Hence the first "-ı"?? So that outside of a sentence, Gözümün yaşı is "the tears of my eyes" So what about the "n" in yaş-ı-n-ı? Guess it's for linking two vowels? But in which case do you choose an "n" over" a "y"? (Or is it part of a suffix??). Well, I hope my questions are clear enough... ;-P

Hi there! I'm trying to get the meaning of Sezen Aksu's lyrics... In "yakut yer gök kırmızı", I'm puzzled by the word yakut before yer. What does it qualify? Is it the kind of red? Does the sentence mean "The earth and sky are ruby red"? Thanks ;-)

"have a house built", or "have shoes made" Hello there, It's been a long time I havent been using this wall :) Could someone help me with the verb 시키다? If it is not the sense of "order something" (주문하다), is it possible to use it in the sense of "have built/manufactured/realized" (만들게 하다) with a concrete object? For instance, if I want to say "have a house built", or "have shoes made", can one use 시키다? 집을 시켰다. (in the sense: 집을 짓게 했다) (they) had a house built 구두를 시켰다. (in the sense: 구두를 만들게 했다) (they) had shoes made To me these sentences sound weird (if not in the sense "order"). Could someone confirm? Thank you :)

A village Chinese people make fun of? This is a story I heard second-hand, about a Chinese village or town Chinese people may make fun of, because the inhabitants are supposed to communicate "poorly", that is... very economically, using one-word sentences to make themselves understand. Could anybody give me hints about this place, if it exists? Thanks :)