Tencerenin kapağını açar açmaz sıcak buhar yüzüme geldi.

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Breakdown of Tencerenin kapağını açar açmaz sıcak buhar yüzüme geldi.

• benim: my
• gelmek: to come
• yüz: the face

Questions & Answers about Tencerenin kapağını açar açmaz sıcak buhar yüzüme geldi.

Why is tencere written as tencerenin?

Because tencerenin is in the genitive case, which often corresponds to of the ... in English.

• tencere = pot
• tencerenin = of the pot / the pot’s

In Turkish, when one noun possesses another noun, you usually get this pattern:

• tencere-nin kapağ-ı = the pot’s lid / the lid of the pot

So tencerenin shows that the lid belongs to the pot.

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Why is kapak written as kapağını instead of just kapak or kapağı?

This form contains several pieces at once:

• kapak = lid
• kapağ-ı = its lid / the lid
• kapağ-ı-nı = its lid (as the direct object)

Here is the breakdown:

1. kapak becomes kapağ- before certain suffixes.
   This is a common consonant change in Turkish:

   • kapak → kapağı
   • çocuk → çocuğu
   • ağaç → ağacı

2. The -ı is the 3rd person possessive suffix, meaning its.
   So kapağı = its lid.

3. The final -nı marks the definite accusative, because it is the direct object of açmak (to open).
   So kapağını açmak = to open its lid / the lid.

Since tencerenin is already there, kapağını naturally means the pot’s lid.

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