Breakdown of Hastane açılalı bu şehrin nüfusu çok arttı.
bu
this
çok
very
hastane
hospital
şehir
city
açılmak
to open (intransitive, be opened)
nüfus
population
artmak
to increase
Questions & Answers about Hastane açılalı bu şehrin nüfusu çok arttı.
How is the word açılalı formed?
It is made of the verb root açmak (to open), the passive suffix -ıl (making it açılmak, to be opened), and the time suffix -alı (since). Together, they mean 'since it was opened'.
Why is the word for city spelled şehrin instead of şehirin?
This is an example of vowel drop. Some Turkish words, like şehir (city), drop their second vowel when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. When we add the genitive suffix -in, şehir becomes şehrin.
Why is there an -u at the end of nüfusu?
It completes the owner-owned relationship. Bu şehrin (this city's) is the owner, and nüfus (population) is the owned thing, so it needs the third-person possessive suffix -u to link them together as bu şehrin nüfusu.
Why does arttı have a double 't'?
The verb root is artmak (to increase), ending in the hard consonant 't'. When we add the past tense suffix -dı, consonant harmony forces the 'd' to harden into a 't', resulting in arttı (it increased).
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