Güneş doğar doğmaz köpek bahçede koşuyor.

the dog

Breakdown of Güneş doğar doğmaz köpek bahçede koşuyor.

• bahçe: the garden
• koşmak: to run
• -de: in

Questions & Answers about Güneş doğar doğmaz köpek bahçede koşuyor.

What is the function of the construction güneş doğar doğmaz in this sentence?

The pattern Verb(aorist) + Verb(aorist‐negative) (e.g. gelir gelmez, yapar yapmaz, doğar doğmaz) creates an inseparable time clause meaning “as soon as”. So güneş doğar doğmaz literally pairs doğar (the aorist of doğmak, “to rise”) with doğmaz (its negative aorist) to say “as soon as the sun rises.”

Can I use güneş doğunca instead of güneş doğar doğmaz? Are they the same?

Both mean “when/as soon as the sun rises,” but they differ slightly in nuance and formality.

• güneş doğunca uses the suffix -incе/unca (“when/after”) and is very common in speech.
• güneş doğar doğmaz (aorist + aorist‐negative) often stresses immediacy more strongly and can sound a bit more formal or dramatic.

How is the present continuous tense formed in Turkish, as seen in koşuyor?

Present continuous = root + -iyor/uyor/ıyor/üyor (progressive suffix) + person Ending.

• koş (root of koşmak, “to run”)
• -uyor (progressive suffix with vowel harmony)
• Ø (zero ending for 3rd person singular)
  Put together: koş+uyor = koşuyor (“(he/she/it) is running”).