Word
Başka şeride geçerken sinyal veriyor muydu?
Meaning
Was he signaling while moving to another lane?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Başka şeride geçerken sinyal veriyor muydu?
vermek
to give
geçmek
to pass / to cross / to shift (into a gear)
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
başka
other / another / else
Questions & Answers about Başka şeride geçerken sinyal veriyor muydu?
How is the word geçerken formed to mean 'while moving'?
It comes from the verb geçmek (to pass or move). First we add the aorist tense suffix -er to make geçer, and then add -ken (while). Attaching -ken to the aorist is the standard way to express 'while doing an action'.
Could we use geçiyorken instead of geçerken?
Yes, you can! geçiyorken (using the present continuous -iyor) and geçerken (using the aorist -er) both mean 'while moving' and are interchangeable here. The aorist version (geçerken) is just a bit more common in everyday speech.
The dictionary word for 'lane' is şerit. Why is it spelled şeride here?
We are adding the directional suffix -e to say 'to the lane' (moving to another lane). When a suffix starting with a vowel is added to a word ending in t, the t often softens into a d to make it easier to say. So, şerit + -e becomes şeride.
Let's break down veriyor muydu. How does it mean 'was he signaling'?