Word
O derinliğe inmediğimiz sürece gövde hasar görmeyebilir.
Meaning
As long as we do not go down to that depth, the hull might not be damaged.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of O derinliğe inmediğimiz sürece gövde hasar görmeyebilir.
o
that / he / she / it
inmek
to get off / to descend
hasar görmek
to undergo / suffer (damage)
sürece
as long as
Questions & Answers about O derinliğe inmediğimiz sürece gövde hasar görmeyebilir.
How is the negative formed in the sürece (as long as) structure here?
The negative suffix -me attaches directly to the verb root in- (descend), right before the -diğimiz participle suffix. So in-me-diğ-imiz sürece literally translates to 'as long as our not-descending happens'.
Why does the word for depth end in -ğe instead of -k in derinliğe?
The dictionary form is derinlik. When we add the dative case vowel -e to say 'to that depth', the final k is caught between two vowels. It undergoes consonant mutation and softens into a ğ, making derinliğe.
Why does the sentence use the verb görmek (to see) for being damaged?
In Turkish, the compound verb hasar görmek literally means 'to see damage'. This is the standard, natural way to express that a person or object 'takes damage' or 'is damaged', instead of using a passive verb form.
Can you break down the suffixes in the verb görmeyebilir?