Breakdown of Göstergeye baktığın sürece problemimiz yok.
yok
there is not / non-existent
problem
problem
bakmak
to look
sürece
as long as
gösterge
gauge
Questions & Answers about Göstergeye baktığın sürece problemimiz yok.
How does the grammar in baktığın sürece work?
This is the structure for "as long as [someone] does". It combines the verb root bak (look) with the suffix -dık, followed by the possessive ending -ın (your), and finally the word sürece (for the duration of). Literally, it means "for the duration of your looking."
Why did the suffix -dık change to -tığ in baktığın?
Two consonant changes happen here. First, because bak ends in a hard consonant, the d in -dık hardens to a t (-tık). Then, when the vowel-starting possessive suffix -ın is added, the k softens to a ğ. So, bak + -dık + -ın becomes baktığın.
Why is the dative case used in göstergeye?
The verb bakmak (to look) requires the dative case (-e/-a) for the object being looked at, because you are looking "towards" it. Gösterge (gauge) gets the buffer consonant -y- and the dative -e to become göstergeye.
Why is yok used here instead of a regular negative verb?
To express having or not having something in Turkish, you combine a possessive noun with var (exists) or yok (does not exist). Problemimiz means "our problem", so problemimiz yok literally means "our problem does not exist" which translates to "we do not have a problem."
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