Mandalina suyu çok soğuk olunca boğazım ağrıyor.

When the tangerine juice is too cold, my throat hurts.

Breakdown of Mandalina suyu çok soğuk olunca boğazım ağrıyor.

• olmak: to be
• soğuk: cold
• benim: my
• ağrımak: to hurt

Questions & Answers about Mandalina suyu çok soğuk olunca boğazım ağrıyor.

Why is it mandalina suyu and not mandalina su?

Mandalina suyu is a noun compound meaning tangerine juice.

In Turkish, compounds like X juice, X door, X color, etc. often use a special ending on the second noun. Here:

• mandalina = tangerine
• su = water / juice
• suyu = its juice / juice of X in a compound

So:

• mandalina suyu = tangerine juice
• compare:
  • elma suyu = apple juice
  • portakal suyu = orange juice

This -u/-ü/-ı/-i ending is very common in noun compounds.

Why doesn’t it say mandalinanın suyu?

Because mandalina suyu and mandalinanın suyu are not exactly the same structure.

• mandalina suyu = tangerine juice in a general, dictionary-style sense
• mandalinanın suyu = the juice of the tangerine

The version with -nın is more specific and sounds like you are talking about a particular tangerine.

So in everyday product/food names, Turkish usually prefers:

• portakal suyu = orange juice
• üzüm suyu = grape juice
• mandalina suyu = tangerine juice

What does olunca mean here?