Breakdown of Gösteri sadece muhteşem değil, aynı zamanda büyüleyici.
değil
not
zaman
time
sadece
only, just
gösteri
show / performance
Questions & Answers about Gösteri sadece muhteşem değil, aynı zamanda büyüleyici.
How does "sadece... değil, aynı zamanda..." work to mean "not just... but also"?
This is a very common paired structure in Turkish. The phrase sadece [X] değil, aynı zamanda [Y] literally translates to "not just [X], at the same time [Y]". It is the standard, natural way to express "not only... but also..." in Turkish.
Why isn't there a verb at the end of the sentence? Shouldn't it be "büyüleyicidir"?
In everyday Turkish, the third-person "to be" suffix is frequently left off. Ending the sentence with just the adjective büyüleyici is perfectly natural and already implies "is fascinating". Adding -dir to make it büyüleyicidir is grammatically correct but would make the sentence sound much more formal, like an official written review.
How is the word "büyüleyici" formed?
It is built from the noun büyü, which means magic or spell. The -le suffix turns it into the verb büyülemek, meaning to enchant or to cast a spell. Finally, the -(y)ici suffix turns the verb into an adjective, creating büyüleyici, which means fascinating or enchanting.
Could we put "sadece" at the very beginning of the sentence instead?
You could, but it would change the meaning. Placing sadece directly before muhteşem connects "not just" specifically to the adjective "magnificent". If you moved it to the beginning to say Sadece gösteri muhteşem değil, it would mean "Not just the show is magnificent...", which implies that something else, like the music or the venue, was also magnificent.