Learn Turkish: Huzursuz kedi artık miyavlamıyor, sakince uyuyor. - The restless cat does not meow anymore, it is sleeping calmly.

Artık signals a change in a situation. When used with a positive verb, it usually means 'from now on' or 'already'. But here, it is paired with the negative verb miyavlamıyor (is not meowing). Whenever artık is used with a negative verb, the combination translates to 'not anymore' or 'no longer'.

The dictionary says 'calm' is sakin. Why does it change to sakince here?

Sakin is an adjective. By adding the -ce (or -ca) suffix, we turn it into an adverb meaning 'calmly' or 'in a calm manner'. This tells us how the cat is sleeping.

The verb is miyavlamak (to meow). Why is the negative form miyavlamıyor instead of miyavlamayor?

This happens because of a rule called vowel narrowing. The continuous present tense suffix -yor 'squishes' the wide vowel (a or e) that comes right before it. The negative suffix -ma narrows into -mı to fit the rules of vowel harmony: miyavla + ma + yor becomes miyavlamıyor.

How do the parts of the word huzursuz (restless) break down?