Breakdown of Yorgunluk yüzünden bugün evde kalıyorum.
bugün
today
evde
at home
kalmak
to stay
yüzünden
because of
Questions & Answers about Yorgunluk yüzünden bugün evde kalıyorum.
What does yorgunluk yüzünden mean, and how is it built?
Yorgunluk yüzünden means because of tiredness / due to fatigue.
It has two parts:
- yorgunluk = tiredness, fatigue
- from yorgun = tired
- -luk / -lık / -lik / -lük is a common suffix that turns adjectives or nouns into abstract nouns
- yüzünden = because of, due to, on account of
So literally, this part means something like because of tiredness.
Why is it yorgunluk and not yorgunum?
They mean different things:
- yorgunluk = tiredness (a noun)
- yorgunum = I am tired (a full predicate)
In this sentence, the speaker is giving the reason in noun form: because of tiredness.
So:
- Yorgunum, bugün evde kalıyorum. = I’m tired, so I’m staying home today.
- Yorgunluk yüzünden bugün evde kalıyorum. = Because of tiredness, I’m staying home today.
Both are natural, but the structure is different.
What exactly does yüzünden do in Turkish?