Word
Araba sürerken direksiyonu iki elle tutman lazım.
Meaning
While driving, you must hold the steering wheel with two hands.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Araba sürerken direksiyonu iki elle tutman lazım.
araba
car
iki
two
el
hand
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
Questions & Answers about Araba sürerken direksiyonu iki elle tutman lazım.
How is sürerken formed, and what does it mean?
It means "while driving." It combines the verb root sür- (drive), the aorist tense ending -er (used for general habits or facts), and the suffix -ken (while). Adding -ken to the aorist form of a verb is the most common way to say "while doing something" in general.
Why is it iki elle instead of the plural iki ellerle for "two hands"?
Why does direksiyon (steering wheel) have an -u at the end?
The -u in direksiyonu is the specific accusative case ending. It marks the steering wheel as the specific direct object of the verb tutmak (to hold). You are holding the specific steering wheel of the car you are driving.
How does the grammar in tutman lazım work to mean "you must hold"?