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A process that facilitates or obstructs the occurrence of the situation expressed by
the noun clause has as its main predicate a verb such as sağla- ‘ensure’,
kolaylaştır- ‘make (it) easy (for)’, zorlaştır- ‘make (it) difficult (for)’, engelle-
‘hinder’, önle- ‘prevent’.
(81) İlkbahardaki yağmurlar [mahsulün bol olmasın]-ı sağladı.
‘The spring rains have ensured [that the harvest is plentiful].’
(d) Object of verbs expressing attitude:
Some of the most commonly occurring verbs in this category are beğen- ‘like’,
‘approve of’, kına- ‘deplore’, affet-/bağışla- ‘forgive’, hoş gör- ‘condone’:
(82) [Kocasının kendisine yalan söylemesin]-i affedemiyordu.
‘She couldn’t forgive [her husband’s lying to her].’
(e) For -mA clauses as objects of verbs of cognition and perception see 24.4.5.1.
(iv) As oblique object:
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(a) Emotional attitude:
A -mA clause marked for dative or ablative case or with the instrumental marker
can function as the oblique object of a verb of emotion (see 13.1.2.2, also
24.4.5.2).
(83) Mehmet, [Ali-nin kendisini çağır-ma-ma-sın]-a gücendi.
Ali-GEN invite-NEG-VN-3SG.POSS-DAT
‘Mehmet was offended by [Ali’s not inviting him].’
(84) [Tülay’ın sürekli kendisinden söz etmesin]-den sıkılıyorum.
‘I get bored by [Tülay talking about herself all the time].’
(b) Causation:
Dative-marked -mA clauses occur as oblique objects of verbs such as neden/
sebep ol- ‘cause’, yol aç- ‘cause’, yardım et- ‘help’, müsaade et-/izin ver-
‘allow’:
(85) Sıcak havalar, [meyvalar-ın erken olgunlaşmasın]-a yol açtı bu yıl.
‘The hot weather has caused [the fruit to ripen early] this year.’
(86) Çocuklar [burayı toplamanız]-a yardım etsinler.
‘The children should help [you to clear up in here].’
(87) Ev sahibimiz [kedi ya da köpek beslememiz]-e izin vermiyordu.
‘Our landlady didn’t allow [us to have a cat or dog].’
(v) With genitive marking:
Possessive-marked -mA clauses with genitive case marking on the verbal noun occur
in the same kinds of structures as clauses with -mAnIn (24.4.2.1). If a possessive suffix is
added to the verbal noun in a sentence such as (68) above the noun clause acquires a
specific subject:
(88) Ben-ce {[Ali-yi çağır-ma-mız]-ın anlam}-ı yok
I-ADV Ali-ACC summon-VN-1PL.POSS-GEN sense-3SG.POSS non-existent