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### Logical Conclusions with "Demek ki"

When you observe a clue and draw a logical conclusion from it, you can connect your observation and your deduction using the conjunction `demek ki`.

Literally translating to "it means that," `demek ki` functions much like "so" or "therefore" in English. You will usually place it right after the evidence and right before the conclusion you've reached.

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### Assumptions and Appearances

When piecing together local rumors, you won't always have hard facts. In these cases, you can state what seems to be true using `anlaşılan` (apparently / as is understood) or express what you are guessing with the verb `varsaymak` (to assume).

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### Doubts and Contradictions

If the social clues you are gathering do not add up, you might encounter a `çelişki` (contradiction). When clues are `yanıltıcı` (misleading), it is natural to become `şüpheci` (skeptical).

Notice how `demek ki` is used here to deduce the root cause of these doubts:

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### Sensing the Truth

As you evaluate the evidence, you will look for a valid `gerekçe` (justification) and try to `sezmek` (sense) people's true intentions.

By combining your observations with `demek ki`, you can finally get to the bottom of the story or clearly state your assumptions.

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Logical inference (demek ki)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
obvious / clear	belli
so / it means that	demek ki
His attitude is very obvious, so it means he is angry at us.	Tavrı çok belli, demek ki bize kızgın.
to imply	ima etmek
He is constantly smiling, so it means he is implying something secret.	Sürekli gülümsüyor, demek ki gizli bir şey ima ediyor.
apparently / it seems (as is understood)	anlaşılan
to assume (hypothesize)	varsaymak
Apparently he is not listening to us; he is just assuming.	Anlaşılan bizi dinlemiyor, sadece varsayıyor.
skeptical	şüpheci
contradiction	çelişki
He is a skeptical person, so it means this contradiction disturbs him.	O şüpheci bir insan, demek ki bu çelişki onu rahatsız ediyor.
misleading	yanıltıcı
This clue is very misleading, so it means the truth is not clear.	Bu ipucu çok yanıltıcı, demek ki gerçek belli değil.
justification / reason (rationale)	gerekçe
to sense	sezmek
Has he provided a valid justification? Didn't you sense his intention at all?	Geçerli bir gerekçe göstermiş mi? Niyetini hiç sezmedin mi?
You are acting as if you haven't seen the contradiction at all.	Sanki çelişkiyi hiç görmemiş gibi davranıyorsun.
I don't know whether he is implying something, that's why I am skeptical.	Bir şey ima edip etmediğini bilmiyorum, bu yüzden şüpheciyim.
Apparently this document is misleading, so it means he lied to the boss.	Anlaşılan bu belge yanıltıcı, demek ki patrona yalan söylemiş.
He has no valid justification, so it means he sensed the danger.	Geçerli bir gerekçesi yok, demek ki tehlikeyi sezmiş.
It means he is busy, we assume so.	Demek ki o meşgul, öyle varsayıyoruz.