Word
Yeşil ışıktan sonra hızlanıyor.
Meaning
He is accelerating after the green light.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Yeşil ışıktan sonra hızlanıyor.
yeşil
green
sonra
after
ışık
light (illumination)
hızlanmak
to accelerate
Questions & Answers about Yeşil ışıktan sonra hızlanıyor.
Why does ışık have the -tan ending before sonra?
The postposition sonra (after) always requires the preceding noun to take the ablative case (the "from" ending). Because ışık ends in a hard consonant (k), the usual -dan suffix changes to -tan to match.
Does ışıktan sonra mean "after the light changes" (time) or "past the light" (space)?
It can be either! While -dan sonra is commonly used for time ("after an event"), Turkish also uses it spatially to mean "past" or "beyond" a physical landmark. In a driving context, it usually means physically driving "past the green light."
How is the verb hızlanıyor formed from the noun for speed (hız)?
The suffix -lan (or -len) attaches to nouns and adjectives to create verbs that mean "to acquire [noun]" or "to become [adjective]". Here, adding it to hız (speed) creates hızlanmak, meaning "to acquire speed" or "to accelerate".