Word
Bu uygulamanın güncellemesi bitmek üzere.
Meaning
The update of this application is about to finish.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Bu uygulamanın güncellemesi bitmek üzere.
bu
this
bitmek
to finish / to end
üzere
about to / on the verge of
güncelleme
update
Questions & Answers about Bu uygulamanın güncellemesi bitmek üzere.
How does the grammar in bitmek üzere work here?
This is the core structure for saying "about to" do something. You take the full infinitive of the verb (bitmek) and add the word üzere. Since the subject here is "it" (the update), we don't need any personal suffixes on üzere. If the subject was "I", it would take a personal suffix: bitmek üzereyim (I am about to finish).
Why is it uygulamanın güncellemesi and not just uygulama güncellemesi?
Because we are talking about a specific application. Adding bu (this) makes the subject definite, so we must use a full genitive-possessive compound (a "noun of noun" structure). Uygulama gets the genitive suffix -(n)ın (making it "the application's") and güncelleme gets the possessive suffix -(s)i. A general "application update" would just be uygulama güncellemesi.
Why use bitmek instead of bitirmek for "to finish"?
Bitmek is used when something finishes or ends on its own (intransitive), like a movie, a download, or an update. The update itself is coming to an end here. If you were actively finishing the update, you would use the transitive version bitirmek, which requires a direct object: Güncellemeyi bitirmek üzereyim (I am about to finish the update).
How is the word güncellemesi formed? Is it related to gün (day)?