Yüksek enflasyon, fiyatları hızla arttırır.

High inflation rapidly increases prices.

Breakdown of Yüksek enflasyon, fiyatları hızla arttırır.

• yüksek: high
• hızla: rapidly
• enflasyon: inflation
• fiyat: price
• arttırmak: to increase

Questions & Answers about Yüksek enflasyon, fiyatları hızla arttırır.

Why is there a comma after Yüksek enflasyon?

In Turkish you can use a comma to separate a topic or introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence, much like in English. Here Yüksek enflasyon is presented as the topic (“High inflation”), and the comma simply pauses before the comment (“raises prices quickly”). The comma is optional, but it helps clarity, especially in written style.

Why is fiyatları plural and marked with -ı?

Fiyatlar means “prices” (plural). Since inflation is affecting known, definite prices, Turkish grammar requires the accusative case on a definite direct object. The accusative suffix is -ı (back, unrounded) because of vowel harmony, so fiyatlar + ı = fiyatları (“the prices”).

What is the role of hızla, and how is it formed?

Hızla is an adverb meaning “quickly.” It’s formed from the noun hız (“speed”) plus the instrumental suffix -la (“with”), literally “with speed.” Many Turkish adverbs come from noun+-la or adjective+-ca, but here hızla is very common.

Why is the verb arttırır (with double t)?

The base verb artmak means “to increase” (intransitive). To say “to cause to increase,” Turkish uses the causative form arttırmak. The double t comes from that causative construction (art- + -tır → arttır-). Then you add the aorist suffix -ır and the 3rd person singular agreement (which here merges), giving arttırır “it increases/causes to increase.”

Why is the aorist tense used (arttırır) instead of present continuous (arttırıyor)?

Turkish uses the aorist (simple present) for general truths or habitual actions. Since “High inflation raises prices quickly” is a general statement, arttırır is more appropriate. Arttırıyor (present continuous) would imply a specific ongoing event right now, not a general fact.

What is the basic word order here?

Turkish is typically subject–object–verb (SOV). Adverbs usually precede the verb. So here you have:

1. Yüksek enflasyon (Subject/Topic)
2. fiyatları (Object)
3. hızla (Adverb)
4. arttırır (Verb)

How does vowel harmony determine the suffixes -lar and -ı in fiyatları?

– The root fiyat ends in the vowel a (a back, unrounded vowel), so the plural suffix is -lar (back vowel) → fiyatlar.
– Then for the accusative, you need a back, unrounded vowel, so you add -ı → fiyatları. This matching of back/front and rounded/unrounded vowels is Turkish vowel harmony.

What’s the difference between artmak and arttırmak?

– Artmak is intransitive: “to increase” (something increases on its own).
– Arttırmak is the causative: “to increase something” (you or something causes it to increase).
Here, inflation is the cause, so we need the causative form arttırmak, and in a general statement we say arttırır.