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Intro
Host · 00:08Says“In this lesson we'll learn -DIğIndAn.”
On screen
-DIğIndAn
Module 3 · one more “because”
How it movesBrief talking head, then the -DIğIndAn title card pops in as she names it.
The third “because” — and the easiest yet: it's just last lesson's -DIğIndAn dolayı with dolayı dropped. The ablative -dAn alone carries the meaning, and it feels more direct. Read top to bottom — that's the final video's order. Each beat gives what she says, the exact screen the viewer sees, and how it should move.
Says“In this lesson we'll learn -DIğIndAn.”
How it movesBrief talking head, then the -DIğIndAn title card pops in as she names it.
Says“-DIğIndAn also expresses cause and effect. It's actually -DIğIndAn dolayı, but dolayı is dropped — the ablative -dAn alone is enough to carry the ‘because’ meaning. You'll hear it in both spoken and written Turkish, often when the speaker wants to state a reason a bit more directly, matter-of-factly.”
How it movesThe neat trick here is visual: take -DIğIndAn dolayı from last lesson and drop the “dolayı” on screen — cross it out or slide it away — leaving -DIğIndAn. Students instantly see it's the same thing, shorter. Make that drop the moment.
Says“Let's break it down. We have the verb stem, then -DIğI, then a buffer -n- between it and the ablative case -dAn — so -DIğIndAn. No dolayı at the end this time.”
How it movesBuild the pieces left→right, ending on geldiğinden — and note there's simply no word after it (unlike last lesson). Fast beat: they already know every piece.
Says“-DIğIndAn follows the four-way vowel harmony rule — dığından, diğinden, duğundan, düğünden. And if the stem ends in one of the fıstıkçı şahap consonants, the d turns into t — tığından, tiğinden.”
| Last vowel | Suffix | after f s t k ç ş h p |
|---|---|---|
| a, ı → ı | -dığından | -tığından |
| e, i → i | -diğinden | -tiğinden |
| o, u → u | -duğundan | -tuğundan |
| ö, ü → ü | -düğünden | -tüğünden |
How it movesBuild the four rows (emphasise the changing vowel); on the d→t point, emphasise the right-hand column. Same rule as the last several lessons — quick callback.
Says“Let's look at the verb gelmek.” (she runs through the six persons)
| Pronoun | gelmek | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ben | geldiğimden | because I came |
| Sen | geldiğinden | because you came |
| O | geldiğinden | because s/he came |
| Biz | geldiğimizden | because we came |
| Siz | geldiğinizden | because you (pl) came |
| Onlar | geldiklerinden | because they came |
How it movesBuild the table row by row, emphasising the changing ending (-imden, -inden, -imizden, -inizden, -lerinden). Same set as last lesson, minus the trailing dolayı — a callback pace works.
Says“Let's look at some examples.” — then she reads each one.
How it movesOne at a time; sweep-emphasise the -DIğIndAn reason as she reads it, English slides up under.
Says“To make it negative, we bring the negative suffix -ma / -me. Ben gelmediğimden, sen gelmediğinden, o gelmediğinden, biz gelmediğimizden, siz gelmediğinizden, onlar gelmediklerinden.”
| Pronoun | gelmek (negative) | English |
|---|---|---|
| Ben | gelmediğimden | because I didn't come |
| Sen | gelmediğinden | because you didn't come |
| O | gelmediğinden | because s/he didn't come |
| Biz | gelmediğimizden | because we didn't come |
| Siz | gelmediğinizden | because you (pl) didn't come |
| Onlar | gelmediklerinden | because they didn't come |
How it movesTake the positive geldiğimden and drop the -me- in before the participle — emphasise that inserted piece. Then build the table; keep -me- highlighted down every row.
Says(she reads each one)
How it movesOne at a time; sweep-emphasise the negative -mA-…-DIğIndAn phrase as she reads it, English slides up under.
Says“Okay, that's the end of the video. See you in the next module. Görüşürüz!”
How it movesFade up the end card over her sign-off. Since this closes Module 3, a small “Module 3 ✓ complete” before the next-module and exercises prompts is a nice touch.