Breakdown of Psikologla konuştukça kaygını aşabilirsin.
konuşmak
to speak / to talk
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
kaygı
anxiety
aşmak
to overcome
psikolog
psychologist
Questions & Answers about Psikologla konuştukça kaygını aşabilirsin.
How does the suffix -tukça work in konuştukça?
The suffix -dIkçA expresses proportion or duration. Here, it attaches to konuş (talk) to mean 'as you talk' or 'the more you talk'. It shows that overcoming the anxiety happens in proportion to the amount of talking. Due to consonant and vowel harmony, it takes the form -tukça in this word.
Why is it Psikologla instead of Psikoloğa?
Psikologla uses the instrumental/comitative suffix -la (with), meaning 'with the psychologist'. If we used the dative case Psikoloğa (to the psychologist), it would imply talking 'to' them in a one-sided way. Using -la instead emphasizes a two-way conversation.
Can you break down the suffixes in kaygını?
The root is kaygı (anxiety or worry). We add -n for the second person singular possessive, making it 'your anxiety'. Then we add the accusative case suffix -ı because 'your anxiety' is the specific direct object of the verb aşmak (to overcome).
Why does aşabilirsin use the aorist tense instead of the present continuous?
The verb aşabilirsin breaks down into aş (overcome) plus -abil (ability) plus -ir (aorist) plus -sin (you). When talking about a general ability or possibility like 'you can overcome', Turkish typically uses the aorist tense. If we used the present continuous aşabiliyorsun, it would sound more like 'you are currently able to overcome', focusing on right this exact moment rather than a general truth.
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