Questions & Answers about Şarj bitince telefon kapanıyor.
What does -ince mean in bitince?
-ince is a converbial suffix that attaches to a verb stem to form a temporal clause meaning “when” or “as soon as.” In bitince, it literally means “when (it) runs out.”
How is bitince formed from bitmek? Why is there no m?
To form the -ince converb, you remove the infinitive suffix -mek/-mak (including the m) from bitmek, leaving the stem bit-, then add -ince, giving bitince.
Why is the suffix -ince and not -ınca?
Turkish vowel harmony requires the suffix vowel to match the last vowel of the stem. The stem bit- contains the front vowel i, so we use the front-vowel variant -ince, not the back-vowel variant -ınca.
Why is şarj used without an article or case ending?
In Turkish, indefinite or general nouns often appear without articles. Here şarj functions as the subject of the subordinate clause (it’s the thing running out) and stays in the nominative case, so no additional suffix is needed.