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Breakdown of Araç kiralama hizmetinin bir dezavantajı, uzun süreli kullanımlarda maliyetin artmasıdır.
olmak
to be
bir
a
araç
the vehicle
artmak
to increase
hizmet
the service
maliyet
the cost
kullanım
the use
kiralama
the rental
dezavantaj
the disadvantage
uzun süreli
long-term
Questions & Answers about Araç kiralama hizmetinin bir dezavantajı, uzun süreli kullanımlarda maliyetin artmasıdır.
Why do we use bir before dezavantajı?
In Turkish there is no separate indefinite article like “a” in English. Instead you use bir (meaning “one”) before a singular noun to indicate indefiniteness. So bir dezavantajı literally means “a disadvantage.”
Why does hizmetinin end with -in and dezavantajı with -ı?
This is the genitive–possessive construction:
- hizmetinin = hizmet + -in (genitive case) → “of the service”
- dezavantajı = dezavantaj + -ı (3rd person singular possessive) → “its disadvantage”
Together they express “the disadvantage of the service.”
What does uzun süreli mean and how is it formed?
uzun süreli is an adjectival phrase:
- uzun = “long”
- süre = “duration” → süreli = “with duration”
So uzun süreli means “long-term” and qualifies kullanımlar (“uses”).
Why is kullanımlarda in the plural and locative case?
It’s built as:
- kullanım + -lar (plural) → “uses”
- -da (locative) → “in/at”
As an adverbial phrase, uzun süreli kullanımlarda means “in long-term uses” or “when used for a long time.”
How is maliyetin artmasıdır structured, and what does each part do?
Breakdown of maliyetin artmasıdır:
- maliyet + -in (genitive) → “of cost”
- artma (verbal noun from artmak, “to increase”)
- -sı (3rd person singular possessive on artma) → “its increase”
- -dır (copula, formal “is”)
Altogether: “it is the increase of the cost.”
Why don’t we use a separate “to be” verb like olmak or var at the start?
Turkish often expresses “to be” with a suffix on the predicate noun. Here the copula -dır is attached to artması, so no separate verb is needed.
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