Word
Hava kapkaranlık, bu yüzden şimşek çakacağını düşünüyorum.
Meaning
It is pitch-dark, so I think that lightning will flash.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Hava kapkaranlık, bu yüzden şimşek çakacağını düşünüyorum.
düşünmek
to think
hava
weather
bu yüzden
that's why / therefore
kapkaranlık
pitch dark
Questions & Answers about Hava kapkaranlık, bu yüzden şimşek çakacağını düşünüyorum.
Let's break down the grammar in çakacağını. Why is there an extra -nı at the end?
The root is çak- (to flash). We add the future suffix -acak (which softens to -acağ-), then the 3rd person possessive -ı (its future flashing). Finally, because this whole clause is the specific direct object of the verb düşünüyorum (I think that...), we need the accusative case -ı. The -n- in between is a buffer letter.
Why does çakacağını use the 3rd person possessive -ı? Whose 'flashing' is it?
It refers to the lightning (şimşek). In Turkish complement clauses, the subject of the embedded sentence (the lightning) determines the possessive suffix on the verb. Literally, you are saying 'I think lightning's future-flashing.'
How does the word kapkaranlık get its meaning?
It is an intensified version of karanlık (dark). In Turkish, you can emphasize certain adjectives by taking their first syllable (ka-), adding a consonant like m, p, r, or s (here, p), and attaching it to the front of the word. So karanlık becomes kapkaranlık (pitch-dark).
What is the literal meaning of bu yüzden?