Word
Öğretmen cümleyi tahtaya yazınca ben de onu deftere geçirdim.
Meaning
When the teacher wrote the sentence on the board, I copied it into the notebook.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Öğretmen cümleyi tahtaya yazınca ben de onu deftere geçirdim.
ben
I
yazmak
to write
o
it
de
also
Questions & Answers about Öğretmen cümleyi tahtaya yazınca ben de onu deftere geçirdim.
What does yazınca mean, and how does -ınca / -ince work?
Yazınca comes from yazmak (to write) + -ınca.
This suffix usually means when, once, or after in the sense of when X happened, Y happened.
- yazmak → yazınca = when/once [someone] wrote
- In this sentence: Öğretmen cümleyi tahtaya yazınca... = When the teacher wrote the sentence on the board...
A few things to notice:
- -ınca / -ince / -unca / -ünce changes according to vowel harmony.
- It creates a time clause.
- The subject does not have to be repeated inside the clause if it is already clear.
Examples:
- Eve gelince beni ara. = Call me when you get home.
- Bitirince çıkalım. = Let’s leave after finishing.
Why is it cümleyi and not just cümle?