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Questions & Answers about Şömineden çıtırtı geliyor.
What does şömineden mean and how is it formed?
şömine means “fireplace,” and the suffix -den is the ablative case marker meaning “from.” Together, şömineden = “from the fireplace.”
Why is the suffix -den used (and not -dan) in şömineden?
Turkish vowel harmony requires a front-vowel ablative after e, so you use -den rather than -dan.
What kind of word is çıtırtı and what does it mean?
çıtırtı is an onomatopoeic noun denoting the “crackling” sound you hear (e.g., wood in a fire). It mimics the noise itself.
Why is geliyor (“is coming”) used with a sound?
In Turkish, gelmek (“to come”) is commonly used metaphorically to indicate a sound emanating from a source. So çıtırtı geliyor literally means “a crackling sound is coming.”
Can you use another verb instead of gelmek to talk about sounds?
Yes. You can use the passive of duymak (“to hear”). For example, Şömineden çıtırtı duyuluyor means “a crackling sound is heard from the fireplace.”
What is the word order in Şömineden çıtırtı geliyor?
Turkish typically follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV). Here the source/adverbial şömineden comes first, the subject çıtırtı second, and the verb geliyor last.
How do you pronounce çıtırtı, and where is the stress?
çıtırtı is pronounced [t͡ʃɯˈtɯɾtɯ]. The Turkish ı is a back, unrounded vowel, and primary stress falls on the final syllable -tı.