Breakdown of Bu mahalle önce sessizmiş ama nüfus artalı çok gürültülü oldu.
bu
this
çok
very
sessiz
quiet
önce
before / first / firstly
ama
but
gürültülü
noisy
olmak
to become
mahalle
neighborhood
nüfus
population
artmak
to increase
Questions & Answers about Bu mahalle önce sessizmiş ama nüfus artalı çok gürültülü oldu.
How is "artalı" formed, and how does it mean "since it increased"?
Artalı comes from the verb root art- (to increase) plus the suffix -alı, which means "since doing [verb]" or "since [verb] happened." So, nüfus artalı translates exactly to "since the population increased."
Why is "sessizmiş" used instead of "sessizdi" for "was quiet"?
The suffix -miş is the reported or "hearsay" past tense. By saying sessizmiş instead of sessizdi, the speaker implies they didn't personally experience the neighborhood when it was quiet; they either heard about it from others, or they are inferring it based on the current situation.
Why is "oldu" used at the end instead of just saying "gürültülü"?
The verb olmak (to be / to become) is used here to show a change in state. While gürültülü means "noisy," adding oldu (the past tense of olmak) translates to "it became noisy" or "it has become noisy."
How does the word "gürültülü" relate to "gürültü"?
Gürültü is the noun for "noise." The suffix -lü (a variant of -lı/-li/-lu/-lü depending on vowel harmony) means "with" or "having." So gürültülü literally means "with noise," which is how we say "noisy" in Turkish.
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