Programı yeniden başlatınca ekran düzeldi.

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Breakdown of Programı yeniden başlatınca ekran düzeldi.

• yeniden: again
• program: the program
• başlatmak: to start

Questions & Answers about Programı yeniden başlatınca ekran düzeldi.

What does the suffix in başlatınca mean?

The suffix -ınca/-ince/-unca/-ünce forms a time clause meaning “when,” “once,” or “upon (doing).” So başlatınca = “when (someone) restarts/starts (it).” It can refer to a specific event (“once X happened…”) or a habitual one (“whenever X happens…”), depending on context.

Why is it başlatmak and not başlamak?

• başlamak = “to start (by itself)” (intransitive).
• başlatmak = “to start something; to make it start” (transitive, causative). We’re causing the program to start again (restart), so we need başlatmak. Using program başlayınca would mean “when the program starts (by itself).”

Why is it programı with the accusative -ı?

Because başlatmak is transitive and the object here is definite (“the program”). In Turkish, definite direct objects take the accusative:

• Definite: programı başlattım = I restarted the program.
• Indefinite: bir program başlatınca… = when (you) start a program… (no accusative on an indefinite object).

Who is the subject of başlatınca? How do we know who restarted it?

The -ınca form doesn’t mark person. The subject is understood from context. If you want to make it explicit, you can: