Breakdown of Koluma büyük bir motif yaptıracakken katalogdan küçük bir çiçek seçtim.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
çiçek
flower
küçük
small
kol
arm / handle
seçmek
to choose
yaptırmak
to have (something) done
motif
motif / pattern (decorative)
katalog
catalog
Questions & Answers about Koluma büyük bir motif yaptıracakken katalogdan küçük bir çiçek seçtim.
How does yaptıracakken mean 'just as I was about to have it done'?
This word combines several pieces. It starts with yap (do/make), adds the causative -tır (to have something done), then the future tense -acak (about to), and finally -ken (while/just as). Together, the pattern -acakken expresses an interrupted intention: 'just as I was going to have it done.'
Why is it yaptıracakken instead of just yapacakken?
The suffix -tır is the causative suffix. If you used yapacakken, it would mean 'just as I was about to draw the motif myself.' By using yaptıracakken, you are saying 'just as I was about to have someone else make the motif' (like getting a tattoo from an artist).
Why does the sentence use koluma (to my arm) instead of kolumda (on my arm)?
How do we know who was going to get the motif if yaptıracakken doesn't have a personal suffix like '-ım'?
The adverbial suffix -ken never takes a personal ending. We know who the subject is because of the main verb at the end of the sentence: seçtim (I chose). The subject 'I' applies to the whole sentence, so the interrupted action also belongs to 'I'.
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