Bu abartı hayret uyandırdı.

this

Breakdown of Bu abartı hayret uyandırdı.

• uyandırmak: to evoke
• abartı: an exaggeration
• hayret: astonishment; surprise

Questions & Answers about Bu abartı hayret uyandırdı.

Is Bu abartı the same as This is an exaggeration?

Not exactly.

• Bu abartı means this exaggeration.
• Bu bir abartı means this is an exaggeration.

So in Bu abartı hayret uyandırdı, bu is directly describing abartı. The subject is this exaggeration, not a full this is ... sentence.

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What does abartı mean here, and what kind of word is it?

Abartı is a noun meaning exaggeration, overstatement, or hyperbole depending on context.

It comes from the verb abartmak, meaning to exaggerate.

So the pattern is:

• abartmak = to exaggerate
• abartı = exaggeration

In this sentence, abartı is the subject.

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