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Questions & Answers about Çiçekler açtıkça bahçe rengarenk bir görünüme kavuşuyor.
What does açtıkça mean?
açtıkça is formed from the verb root aç (to open; in the expression çiçek açmak, “to bloom”) plus the adverbial suffix -tıkça (variant of -dikçe). It means as the flowers bloom or whenever they bloom and introduces a temporal subordinate clause.
Why is it açtıkça with a “t” instead of açdıkça?
Because the root aç ends in the voiceless consonant ç, the following d in the suffix -dikçe devoiced to t for consonant harmony, yielding açtıkça.
What type of clause does the suffix -dikçe create, and what nuance does it add?
The suffix -dikçe forms a temporal adverbial clause meaning as, whenever, or even the more … the more …. It links two actions by showing that one evolves in parallel with another. Here, Çiçekler açtıkça = As the flowers bloom.
Why is there no direct object after açmak in Çiçekler açtıkça?
In Turkish, çiçek açmak is an intransitive phrase meaning flowers bloom. There is no object because açmak in this context does not take one; çiçekler is simply the subject performing the action.
What does rengarenk mean, and how is it formed?
rengarenk is an adjective meaning very colorful or multicolored. It looks like a reduplication of renk (color) but functions as a fixed intensifier in Turkish.
What is the role of bir in bir görünüme?
Here bir acts as the indefinite article a (or numeral one). It marks görünüme as a certain appearance without specifying which one.
Why is görünüme in the dative case?
The verb kavuşmak (to attain or to come to have) requires its object to be in the dative case. So görünüm (appearance) takes -e to become görünüme, indicating what is being attained.
What does kavuşuyor mean in this context?
kavuşuyor is the present continuous form of kavuşmak, meaning is acquiring, comes to have, or attains. Thus bahçe rengarenk bir görünüme kavuşuyor = the garden is acquiring a very colorful appearance.