Word
Yorgunluğuna rağmen hiç dinlenmiyor.
Meaning
Despite his fatigue, he is not resting at all.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Yorgunluğuna rağmen hiç dinlenmiyor.
hiç
at all / any
dinlenmek
to rest
rağmen
despite / in spite of
yorgunluk
fatigue / exhaustion
Questions & Answers about Yorgunluğuna rağmen hiç dinlenmiyor.
How is yorgunluğuna built from the root word?
The root is yorgunluk (fatigue). First, we add the third-person possessive suffix -u to mean 'his fatigue'. This causes the k to soften to ğ, making it yorgunluğu. Then, we need the dative suffix -a because of the word rağmen. Since we are attaching a case suffix after a third-person possessive, we must insert the buffer letter -n-, resulting in yorgunluğuna.
Why is the dative case used before rağmen?
The postposition rağmen (despite / in spite of) always requires the word preceding it to take the dative case (the -a or -e ending). In Turkish grammar, certain postpositions act like magnets for specific cases. You can think of this one as saying 'despite to his fatigue'.
Could yorgunluğuna also mean 'despite your fatigue'?
Yes, out of context it absolutely could. If you add the 'your' possessive suffix (-un) and the dative suffix (-a) to yorgunluk, you also get yorgunluğuna. We only know it translates to 'his fatigue' here because the verb dinlenmiyor (he is not resting) gives us the context of a third person.
hiç often means 'never'. Why is it translated as 'at all' here?