Breakdown of Kavşak tasarımı trafiği hızlandırıyor.
trafik
the traffic
hızlandırmak
to speed up
kavşak tasarımı
the intersection design
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Questions & Answers about Kavşak tasarımı trafiği hızlandırıyor.
In kavşak tasarımı, why is tasarımı not just tasarım?
This is a genitive–possessive compound. The possessor noun (kavşak) stays unmarked, and the possessed noun (tasarım) takes the 3rd-person singular possessive suffix -ı, yielding tasarımı (design of the intersection).
Why does trafiği have the suffix -i?
Because trafik is a definite direct object here. Turkish marks definite objects with the accusative suffix -ı/-i/-u/-ü according to vowel harmony. trafik (last vowel “i”, front unrounded) takes -i, giving trafiği.
Why does the final k in trafik change to ğ in trafiği?
Turkish phonology causes voiceless stops (p, t, k, ç) to soften (become voiced) between vowels. When you add the vowel suffix -i, the k in trafik voices to ğ, so you get trafiği.
What does the suffix -yor in hızlandırıyor indicate?
-yor is the present continuous (progressive) tense suffix, showing an ongoing or currently relevant action. hızlandırıyor means “is speeding up.”
Why is the verb hızlandırıyor (causative) instead of hızlanıyor (intransitive)?
hızlanmak means “to speed up” (something speeds up on its own). To express “to make something speed up,” Turkish adds the causative suffix -dır to hızlan-, forming hızlandır-, then adds -ıyor → hızlandırıyor (“is causing to speed up”).
What is the typical word order in this sentence?
Turkish normally uses Subject–Object–Verb (S-O-V). Here kavşak tasarımı is the subject, trafiği the object, and hızlandırıyor the verb.
Could we say kavşağın tasarımı trafiği hızlandırıyor instead of kavşak tasarımı?
Yes. kavşağın adds the explicit genitive suffix -ın (“of the intersection”), and tasarımı still has -ı. Both kavşağın tasarımı and kavşak tasarımı mean almost the same, though the former is slightly more explicit.
Why not use the simple present (aorist) hızlandırır instead of hızlandırıyor?
The aorist suffix -r (hızlandırır) expresses general truths or habitual actions (“speeds up”). The progressive -yor (hızlandırıyor) highlights an ongoing or currently observed effect. Both can state facts, but -yor emphasizes process or immediacy.