Word
Sol avucun kaşınırsa çok para harcarsın.
Meaning
If your left palm itches, you spend a lot of money.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sol avucun kaşınırsa çok para harcarsın.
çok
a lot of / many
para
money
harcamak
to spend (money, time)
avuç
palm (of the hand)
Questions & Answers about Sol avucun kaşınırsa çok para harcarsın.
How is the "if" part formed in kaşınırsa?
It combines the aorist (simple present) tense with the conditional suffix. We take the verb stem kaşın- (itch), add the aorist suffix -ır (it itches), and then add the conditional suffix -sa (if). Together, kaşınırsa means "if it itches".
Why is the word for palm spelled avucun here instead of avuçun?
The dictionary form of the word is avuç (palm). When we add the possessive suffix -un (your), the final ç softens to c because it is followed by a vowel. This is a common rule in Turkish where words ending in p, ç, t, or k soften to b, c, d, or ğ/g when a vowel suffix is attached.
Why does kaşınırsa use -ır for the aorist, but harcarsın only uses -r?
The aorist suffix changes depending on the last letter of the verb stem. harcamak (to spend) ends in a vowel (harca-), so it just needs -r to become harcar. kaşınmak (to itch) ends in a consonant (kaşın-), so it needs a vowel before the -r, becoming kaşınır.
Why isn't the plural suffix used to say "a lot of money" (çok para)?