Word
Kalorifer açılınca kız kardeşim artık üşümeyecek.
Meaning
When the radiator is turned on, my sister will no longer feel cold.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Kalorifer açılınca kız kardeşim artık üşümeyecek.
benim
my
kız kardeş
the sister
artık
no longer
-ınca
when
Questions & Answers about Kalorifer açılınca kız kardeşim artık üşümeyecek.
What exactly does the word Kalorifer refer to?
In everyday Turkish, kalorifer means the building’s central heating system and/or the radiators. It’s often used like English the heat:
- kaloriferi açmak = to turn on the heat
- kalorifer yanıyor = the heat is on (lit. the radiator(s) is/are burning)
Why is it açılınca and not açınca?
açılınca uses the passive stem açıl-: “when it is turned on.” This fits because we don’t want to name who turns it on.
If you want the active form (someone turns it on), use the object:
- Kaloriferi açınca … = When someone turns on the heating … Using bare Kalorifer açınca is awkward/ambiguous; with the active verb açmak, kalorifer looks like a subject, so either mark it as an object (kaloriferi) or use the passive (açılınca) for clarity.
What does the suffix -ınca/-ince mean?
-ınca/-ince/-unca/-ünce makes a time clause: “when/once/after.” It’s not a tense; the tense comes from the main clause. Examples:
- Gelince ararım. = I’ll call when you come.
- Açılınca üşümeyecek. = When it is turned on, she won’t be cold.
How is üşümeyecek formed?