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Sessizlik giderek artıyor.

Sessizlik giderek artıyor.
The silence is gradually increasing.
From Lesson 261:Gradual change (gittikçe, giderek)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Sessizlik giderek artıyor.

I know gitmek means "to go", so how does giderek mean "gradually"?
The word giderek combines the verb root git (to go) with the suffix -erek (by doing / while doing). Literally it means "by going," but in Turkish, this is the standard idiomatic way to express that an action or state is happening "gradually" or "step by step" over time.
Could I use gittikçe instead of giderek in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Sessizlik gittikçe artıyor means exactly the same thing. Both words are used to show gradual change. While giderek is slightly more common directly before verbs and gittikçe before adjectives, they are generally interchangeable.
How is the noun sessizlik (silence) built?
It is built using two common suffixes. You start with ses (sound/voice), add -siz (without) to get the adjective sessiz (silent/quiet), and finally add the suffix -lik (which forms abstract nouns) to get sessizlik (silence).
Why doesn't the "t" in artıyor change to a "d"? Doesn't the rule say "t" softens before a vowel?
Good eye! While many verbs ending in "t" do soften to "d" before a vowel suffix (like gitmek becoming gidiyor), the verb artmak (to increase) is an exception. Its "t" remains hard, so it stays as artıyor.

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