Questions & Answers about Sıcaktan bunalıyorum.
• bunalmak is an intransitive verb meaning “to feel oppressed, stifled, overwhelmed” (mentally or physically).
• bunaltmak is its transitive counterpart, meaning “to oppress or overwhelm someone.”
So in “Sıcaktan bunalıyorum”, you are saying “I am overwhelmed (bunalıyorum) by the heat (sıcaktan),” without naming an external agent.
Sure:
• bunal- = verb root (“to be oppressed”)
• -ı- = buffer vowel (for consonant clusters)
• -yor = present continuous marker
• -um = 1st person singular ending
Put together: bunal + ı + yor + um = bunalıyorum (“I am feeling stifled”).
Absolutely. A few options:
• Sıcak beni bunaltıyor. (“The heat is overwhelming me.”)
• Hava çok bunaltıcı. (“The weather is very oppressive.”)
• Sıcak kavuruyor. (“It’s scorching hot.”)
• Çok bunaltıcı bir sıcak var. (“There is an extremely oppressive heat.””)