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Değişikliği tam konuştukları gibi bize bildiriyorlar.

Değişikliği tam konuştukları gibi bize bildiriyorlar.
They are reporting the change to us exactly as they discussed.
From Lesson 228:Just as / As (-dığı gibi)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Değişikliği tam konuştukları gibi bize bildiriyorlar.

How does konuştukları gibi translate to "as they discussed"?
This uses the structure for adverbial clauses of manner: verb root (konuş-) + the -dık participle + possessive ending (-ları for "their") + gibi. Literally, it means "like their having discussed," which translates smoothly to "as they discussed" or "the way they discussed."
Why does değişikliği end with a ğ instead of a k?
The base noun is değişiklik (change). Because "the change" is the specific direct object being reported, it takes the accusative case ending -i. When you add a vowel suffix to a word ending in k, the k softens to a ğ (consonant mutation). So, değişiklik + -i becomes değişikliği.
How do we get the meaning "reporting" from the verb in bildiriyorlar?
The very base of the verb is bilmek (to know). By adding the causative suffix -dir, it becomes bildirmek, which literally means "to make known." In everyday Turkish, bildirmek is commonly used to mean "to inform," "to declare," or "to report."
What is the word tam doing in this sentence?
While tam often means "full" or "complete" as an adjective, here it acts as an adverb modifying the entire gibi phrase. In this context, it translates to "exactly" or "precisely," making tam konuştukları gibi mean "exactly as they discussed."

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