Breakdown of Duygularını anladıkça farkındalığın gelişir.
anlamak
to understand
gelişmek
to develop
duygu
emotion
farkındalık
awareness
Questions & Answers about Duygularını anladıkça farkındalığın gelişir.
How does the suffix -dıkça work in "anladıkça"?
The suffix -dıkça attaches to the verb root anla- (to understand) to show a progressive change or proportion. It translates to "as," "as long as," or "the more." In this sentence, anladıkça means "as [you] understand" or "the more [you] understand."
Why isn't there a personal ending on "anladıkça" to show it means "as you understand"?
Unlike many other Turkish verb forms (such as relative clauses built with -dık), the converb -dıkça does not take personal endings. The person doing the action is understood from the context of the sentence. Here, the possessive suffixes in duygularını (your emotions) and farkındalığın (your awareness) make it clear that "you" are the one doing the understanding.
Why is there an extra suffix at the end of "duygularını"?
Let's break the word down: duygu (emotion) + lar (plural) + ın (your). If it were the subject, it would just be duyguların. However, "your emotions" is the specific direct object of the verb anlamak (to understand), so we must add the accusative case suffix -ı. The -n- in the middle is a buffer letter always used when adding a case ending to a possessive suffix, giving us duygularını.
The word for awareness is "farkındalık". Why does it change to "farkındalığın" here?