Hal hiç değişmiyor.

The state never changes.

Breakdown of Hal hiç değişmiyor.

• değişmek: to change
• hal: the state
• hiç: never

Questions & Answers about Hal hiç değişmiyor.

What does hal mean in this sentence?

Hal here means “state” or “condition.” It refers to the current situation or how things stand. In everyday Turkish you might also see durum, but hal is idiomatic in certain set phrases (e.g. vaziyetin ne hali var? “what’s the state of affairs?”).

Why is there no article before hal?

Turkish does not use definite or indefinite articles like a or the. Nouns stand alone, and context (or suffixes) tells you if they’re definite or indefinite. So hal can mean “a state” or “the state” depending on context—no extra word is needed.

What is the role of hiç in Hal hiç değişmiyor?

Hiç is an adverb meaning “ever” or “at all” in negatives. By placing it before the negative verb, you get “never” or “not…at all.”

• Hal değişmiyor. = “The state isn’t changing.”
• Hal hiç değişmiyor. = “The state never changes.”

How is the negation formed in değişmiyor?

Negation in Turkish is built with the infix -me- (or -ma-) between the verb root and tense/person endings. For değişmiyor:

1. Root: değiş- (“change”)
2. Negation: değiş‑me-
3. Progressive tense: değiş‑me‑iyor
4. Third‑person zero suffix (implicit “he/she/it”): değişmiyor

Why use the present continuous -iyor instead of the aorist -er for “never changes”?

Both can express general truths, but with a slightly different shade:

• değişmez (aorist) = “it never changes” (stark, general truth)
• değişmiyor (present continuous) = “it’s not changing” or “it’s never changing” (emphasizes ongoing or repeated non‑change)
  In colloquial speech, değişmiyor sounds more immediate; değişmez sounds more proverbial or formal.

Why is there no explicit subject pronoun in the sentence?

Turkish verbs carry person and number markers, so subjects can be dropped when they’re understood. değişmiyor has the third‑person singular zero ending, so the listener knows hal (or “it”) is the subject without saying o (“he/she/it”).

Can I replace hal with durum here?

Yes. Durum hiç değişmiyor is perfectly natural and means the same thing.

• hal often appears in idioms and can feel a bit more literary or formal
• durum is neutral and common in everyday speech.
  Either works, so you can choose based on style or preference.