Breakdown of Jeotermal enerji santralleri çevre dostu elektrik üretir ve bölgenin ihtiyaçlarını karşılar.
ve
and
ihtiyaç
the need
bölge
the region
karşılamak
to meet
üretmek
to produce
-nin
of
-ı
accusative
elektrik
the electricity
jeotermal
geothermal
enerji santrali
the power plant
çevre dostu
eco-friendly
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Questions & Answers about Jeotermal enerji santralleri çevre dostu elektrik üretir ve bölgenin ihtiyaçlarını karşılar.
What does jeotermal mean and what part of speech is it?
jeotermal is an adjective meaning geothermal, describing energy derived from the Earth’s internal heat.
Why is enerji santralleri in the plural and how is it formed?
enerji means “energy” and santral means “plant” (power plant). You add the plural suffix -ler to santral to get santraller (“plants”). Combined, enerji santralleri means energy plants, i.e. power plants.
What kind of compound is çevre dostu and what does it mean literally?
çevre = “environment,” dostu = “friend.” Together as an open compound, çevre dostu literally means “friend of the environment” and functions as an adjective meaning environmentally friendly.
Why isn’t elektrik in the accusative case here?
elektrik (electricity) is an uncountable, non-definite noun when talking about electricity in general. Turkish omits the accusative suffix on generic or indefinite mass nouns, so you see elektrik instead of elektriği.
What tense and person is üretir, and why is it used instead of üretiyor?
üretir is the aorist tense (general/habitual present) in the third-person singular. It expresses a general fact: “it produces.” The present-continuous üretiyor would imply an action happening right now, whereas the aorist is preferred for general statements.
If the subject enerji santralleri is plural, why isn’t the verb üretir plural (like üretirler)?
In Turkish the third-person plural suffix on verbs is optional. Both üretir and üretirler are possible with a plural subject. Omitting it is common in formal/written style.
Why is bölgenin in the genitive case?
In Turkish possession is shown by putting the possessor in the genitive (-in). So bölgenin means “of the region” or “the region’s.”
How is ihtiyaçlarını broken down into suffixes?
ihtiyaç = “need”
-lar = plural → ihtiyaçlar (“needs”)
-ı = third-person singular possessive → ihtiyaçları (“its/their needs”)
-ı = accusative (definite object), with a linking n → ihtiyaçlarını (“(it) meets its/their needs”)
What is the difference between the verbs karşılamak and karşılaşmak?
karşılamak means “to meet (requirements), to greet,” whereas karşılaşmak means “to encounter” or “to run into” someone or something by chance.