Breakdown of İlk açıklama akla yatkın geldi.
ilk
first
açıklama
the explanation
gelmek
to seem
akla yatkın
plausible; reasonable
Questions & Answers about İlk açıklama akla yatkın geldi.
How is this sentence put together word by word?
A natural breakdown is:
- İlk = first, initial
- açıklama = explanation, statement, account
- akla yatkın = plausible, reasonable, believable
- geldi = came, but here more naturally seemed or struck someone as
So the whole sentence means something like:
- The first explanation seemed plausible.
- The initial explanation sounded reasonable.
Why does geldi mean seemed here? I thought it just meant came.
That is a very common question. Yes, gelmek basically means to come, but Turkish often uses it in patterns where it means to seem, to feel, or to strike someone as.
For example:
- Tuhaf geldi. = It seemed strange.
- İyi geldi. = It felt good / It did me good.
- Mantıklı geldi. = It seemed logical.
So in İlk açıklama akla yatkın geldi, the idea is not physical movement. It means the explanation came across as plausible.
Why is it akla and not akıl?