Breakdown of Huzursuz kedi artık miyavlamıyor, sakince uyuyor.
kedi
cat
uyumak
to sleep
artık
no longer; from now on
huzursuz
restless
sakince
calmly
miyavlamak
to meow
Questions & Answers about Huzursuz kedi artık miyavlamıyor, sakince uyuyor.
How does artık translate to 'anymore' in this sentence?
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?
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?
It comes from the noun huzur, which means 'peace' or 'tranquility'. The suffix -suz means 'without' (exactly like the English suffix '-less'). So huzursuz literally means 'peaceless', which translates perfectly to 'restless' or 'uneasy'.
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