Word
Şarjım bitince sabırsızlanıyorum.
Meaning
When my battery runs out, I become impatient.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Şarjım bitince sabırsızlanıyorum.
benim
my
-ince
when
bitmek
to run out
sabırsızlanmak
to become impatient
Questions & Answers about Şarjım bitince sabırsızlanıyorum.
What is the function of the suffix -ince in bitince?
The suffix -ince is a temporal conjunctional suffix meaning when or once. It attaches to the verb root bit- (to finish), so bitince literally means when it finishes or once it runs out.
Why does Şarjım have -ım at the end?
In Turkish, you show possession by adding a suffix to the noun. Şarj means charge or battery, and -ım is the first-person singular possessive suffix. So şarjım = my charge (i.e. my battery).
How is sabırsızlanıyorum constructed, and what does it literally mean?
- sabır = patience
- -sız = without → sabırsız = impatient (literally without patience)
- -lan makes it a verb: sabırsızlan-mak = to become/get impatient
- Progressive tense -ıyor
- first-person -um = sabırsızlanıyorum = I am getting impatient.
Why is the verb in the main clause in the present continuous tense (sabırsızlanıyorum)?