Word
Akrobatlar yüksek bir ipten atlıyor.
Meaning
The acrobats are jumping from a high rope.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Akrobatlar yüksek bir ipten atlıyor.
bir
a / an
yüksek
high
atlamak
to jump
ip
rope / string (thin)
Questions & Answers about Akrobatlar yüksek bir ipten atlıyor.
Why is the verb spelled atlıyor if the dictionary form is atlamak?
When a verb root ends in a wide vowel like a or e (such as atla-), adding the present continuous suffix -yor causes that vowel to "narrow" into ı, i, u, or ü. Here, the a narrows to ı to match the rules of vowel harmony, giving us atlıyor.
Why is the word order yüksek bir ipten instead of bir yüksek ipten?
In Turkish, when an adjective modifies a noun that has the indefinite article bir (a/an), the adjective almost always comes before bir. The standard word order is [Adjective] + bir + [Noun].
Why does ipten use -ten instead of the standard "from" suffix -den?
This is due to consonant mutation (often remembered by the "Fıstıkçı Şahap" rule). The word ip ends in a voiceless consonant (p). When a suffix starting with d attaches to a voiceless consonant, the d hardens into a t. Therefore, -den becomes -ten.
The subject akrobatlar is plural. Why doesn't the verb have the plural suffix ()?