Breakdown of Şerit değiştirirken sinyal vermek çok önemli.
çok
very
vermek
to give
önemli
important
değiştirmek
to change
Questions & Answers about Şerit değiştirirken sinyal vermek çok önemli.
How is the word değiştirirken put together?
This is the core of this lesson! It means "while changing." It comes from the verb değiştirmek (to change something). First, we add the aorist (simple present) tense suffix -ir, making değiştirir. Then we add -ken (while). When -ken attaches to the aorist form of a verb, it describes an action happening at the same time as the rest of the sentence.
Why is şerit singular and without any endings, when the English says "lanes"?
Because it is a general, indefinite object here. In English, we say "changing lanes," but in Turkish, for a general activity, you just use the bare singular noun. If you added the specific direct object ending (the accusative case) to make it şeridi, it would mean you were changing a specific lane you were just talking about.
Why use the dictionary form vermek (to give) instead of conjugating it?
In English, we often use the "-ing" form as a noun: "giving a signal." In Turkish, the infinitive form (-mak / -mek) does this job. Because the act of "giving a turn signal" is the subject of this sentence, leaving the verb in its dictionary form is exactly what we need.
I don't see a verb for "is" at the end of the sentence. Is it hidden?