Gece lambasını kapatmadan uyuyamıyorum; başucumdaki suyu da her gece yeniliyorum.

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Breakdown of Gece lambasını kapatmadan uyuyamıyorum; başucumdaki suyu da her gece yeniliyorum.

• benim: my
• her: every
• da: also

Questions & Answers about Gece lambasını kapatmadan uyuyamıyorum; başucumdaki suyu da her gece yeniliyorum.

What does kapatmadan mean, and how is it formed?

Kapatmadan means without turning off or without closing.

It comes from:

• kapatmak = to turn off, shut, close
• -madan / -meden = without doing

So:

• kapatmadan = without turning off
• gece lambasını kapatmadan = without turning off the night lamp

This -madan / -meden form is very common in Turkish for without doing X.

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Why is it gece lambasını and not gece lamba?

Because gece lambası is a Turkish noun compound meaning night lamp / night light.

In this type of compound:

• the first noun describes
• the second noun usually takes a compound ending

So:

• gece = night
• lamba = lamp
• gece lambası = night lamp / night light

That -sı in lambası is not really showing possession like his/her lamp here. It is the normal form of this compound.

Then, because the phrase is the direct object of the verb and refers to a specific lamp, it becomes:

• gece lambasını

So the full structure is:

• gece lambası = night lamp
• gece lambasını = the night lamp

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Why do lambasını and suyu have those endings at the end?