Breakdown of Eve girer girmez değil, çıkarken ışıkları kapat.
ev
the house
değil
not
kapatmak
to turn off
çıkmak
to leave
Questions & Answers about Eve girer girmez değil, çıkarken ışıkları kapat.
Why is ev written as eve here?
Because girmek normally takes the dative case in Turkish when you say what you are entering.
- ev = house / home
- eve = into the house / to the house
So:
- Eve giriyorum = I am entering the house / going into the house
This is different from English, where we often use a preposition like into. In Turkish, that meaning is often shown by the case ending instead.
What does girer girmez mean, and why is the verb repeated?
Girer girmez means as soon as (someone) enters or immediately upon entering.
This is a fixed Turkish pattern:
- gelir gelmez = as soon as he/she comes
- duyar duymaz = as soon as he/she hears
- okur okumaz = as soon as he/she reads
- girer girmez = as soon as he/she enters
So yes, the verb is repeated in a special structure. You do not translate the two pieces separately word by word. The whole expression works as one time expression meaning the moment X happens.
Why is it girer and not girince?