Questions & Answers about Gördüğüm balon çok büyük.
How exactly does gördüğüm translate to "that I see"?
This is the Turkish way of making a relative clause. You take the verb stem gör- (to see), add the participle suffix -dük (a form of -dık), and then add the possessive ending -üm (my). Literally, it translates to "my seen", so gördüğüm balon is "the balloon that I see".
Why does the base suffix -dık change to -düğ- in this word?
Two things happen here. First, vowel harmony changes -dık to -dük to match the rounded vowel in gör-. Second, because the suffix is followed by a vowel (the -üm), the hard k at the end softens into a "soft g" (ğ). So, gör + dük + üm becomes gördüğüm.
Can gördüğüm also mean "that I saw" in the past?
Yes! The -dık participle handles both past and present tenses. Depending on the context, this sentence could perfectly translate to "The balloon that I saw is very big." To specify the future, like "that I will see", you would use the -ecek suffix instead to make göreceğim balon.
How could I use gittikçe in this sentence to say the balloon is getting big?
To express a gradual change using the grammar from this lesson, you could say Gördüğüm balon gittikçe büyüyor. Notice that we replace the adjective büyük (big) with the verb büyümek (to grow) in the present continuous tense. Paired with gittikçe, it means "is gradually getting bigger."
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