Şofben sıcak su vermese bile soğuk duş almaya bazen cesaret ediyorum.

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Breakdown of Şofben sıcak su vermese bile soğuk duş almaya bazen cesaret ediyorum.

• soğuk: cold
• sıcak: hot
• bazen: sometimes

Questions & Answers about Şofben sıcak su vermese bile soğuk duş almaya bazen cesaret ediyorum.

What exactly does şofben mean, and is it a common word?

Şofben is a household appliance: a domestic water heater, usually an instant (tankless) gas or electric heater that heats water as it flows through.

• In English you might translate it as water heater, boiler, or geyser depending on context.
• It is a fairly common everyday word in Turkish homes that don’t have central hot water.
• It is not related to şoför (driver); they just happen to look a bit similar.

So the sentence starts with “When/Even if the water heater doesn’t give hot water…”.

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Why is it sıcak su vermek (“to give hot water”)? Does vermek really mean “to give hot water”?

Yes, vermek literally means “to give”, but in many contexts it also means “to provide / supply / produce / output”.

In this sentence:

• sıcak su vermek = to give/provide hot water → to supply hot water.

This kind of usage is very common:

• Elektrik veriliyor mu? – Is electricity being supplied?
• Bu musluk su vermiyor. – This tap isn’t giving water / no water comes out.

So şofben sıcak su vermese bile means “even if the water heater doesn’t supply hot water”.

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