Yara hâlâ sızlıyor.

The wound still aches.

Breakdown of Yara hâlâ sızlıyor.

• hâlâ: still
• yara: a wound
• sızlamak: to ache or throb

Questions & Answers about Yara hâlâ sızlıyor.

What does each word in Yara hâlâ sızlıyor. do?

• yara = wound, sore
• hâlâ = still
• sızlıyor = is aching / is smarting / is throbbing

A very natural English translation is The wound still hurts or The wound is still throbbing.

Why is there no word for the or a?

Turkish does not use articles the way English does.

So yara can mean:

• a wound
• the wound
• sometimes wound(s) in a more general sense

Context tells you which one is meant. In this sentence, English will usually say the wound.

What exactly does hâlâ mean?

Hâlâ means still or yet in the sense of something continuing.

So:

• Yara hâlâ sızlıyor. = The wound still hurts.

It tells you that the pain has not stopped.

Why does hâlâ have a circumflex?