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Breakdown of Kanyonun labirenti andıran yapısı ve derin vadi geçitleri dikkat çekici.
ve
and
yapı
the structure
derin
deep
-un
of
dikkat çekici
striking
-i
accusative
kanyon
the canyon
vadi
the valley
labirent
the labyrinth
andırmak
to resemble
-sı
its
geçit
the passage
-leri
plural + accusative
Questions & Answers about Kanyonun labirenti andıran yapısı ve derin vadi geçitleri dikkat çekici.
Why does Kanyonun have the suffix -un?
It’s the genitive case marker showing possession.
• kanyon (canyon) + -un = Kanyonun (of the canyon)
Why is labirenti in the accusative with -i?
Because labirenti is the object of the participle andıran (resembling). Turkish marks definite objects with -i, and here “labirent” is definite in “labirenti andıran”.
What does the -an suffix in andıran indicate?
It’s the present participle suffix. It turns the verb andırmak (to make something resemble something) into an adjective:
“labirenti andıran yapı” = structure that resembles a labyrinth.
Why isn’t there a relative pronoun like “which”?
Turkish forms relative clauses with participles (e.g. -an, -en, -miş), not with pronouns. So you don’t need a word like “which”—the suffix does the job.
Why does vadi have no suffix in derin vadi geçitleri?
This is a noun–noun compound (“valley passage”). In compounds, the first noun remains in its base form without case or plural endings.
Why is yapısı singular but geçitleri plural?
Because the sentence refers to one overall structure of the canyon (yapısı) but multiple passages (geçitleri).
Why does geçitleri end with -leri?
It combines two suffixes:
- -ler for plural (“passages”)
- -i for 3rd person singular possessive (“its passages”)
So geçit- -ler
- -i = geçitleri.
- -ler
What is the structure and meaning of dikkat çekici?
It’s a compound adjective:
• dikkat (attention)
• çek- (to pull/attract)
• -ici (adjective-forming suffix)
Together: “attention-drawing,” i.e. striking or eye-catching.
Why is dikkat çekici placed at the end of the sentence?
Turkish typically puts the main verb or predicate adjective at the end. Here dikkat çekici functions as the predicate describing the subject earlier in the sentence.
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