Word
Dünkü hayal sadece geçmiş.
Meaning
Yesterday's dream is just the past.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Dünkü hayal sadece geçmiş.
dün
yesterday
sadece
only, just
geçmiş
past
hayal
dream (daydream, imagination)
Questions & Answers about Dünkü hayal sadece geçmiş.
Why is the suffix -kü in dünkü instead of the usual -ki?
The adjective-forming suffix -ki is special because it usually ignores vowel harmony, staying as -ki even after back vowels (like in yarınki - tomorrow's). However, there are a few exceptions! When added to the words dün (yesterday), bugün (today), and gün (day), it changes to -kü to match their rounded vowels.
Does hayal mean the kind of dream you have while sleeping?
No, hayal means "dream" in the sense of a daydream, your imagination, or a hope for the future. If you want to talk about the visual dreams you have while asleep in bed, you should use the word rüya.
I learned that -miş is a past tense verb suffix. Is geçmiş a verb here?
In this sentence, geçmiş is acting as a noun meaning "the past". It does come from the verb geçmek (to pass) combined with the -miş suffix, literally meaning "that which has passed". It is very commonly used as a noun, just like its opposite gelecek (the future), which comes from gelmek (to come).
Where is the verb in this sentence?