Word
Sürekli eski sevgilisinden bahsetti, ayrıca çok kibirliydi.
Meaning
He constantly talked about his ex-girlfriend; furthermore, he was very arrogant.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Sürekli eski sevgilisinden bahsetti, ayrıca çok kibirliydi.
çok
very
eski
old
sürekli
constantly / continuously
bahsetmek
to talk about
Questions & Answers about Sürekli eski sevgilisinden bahsetti, ayrıca çok kibirliydi.
Could I use üstelik instead of ayrıca in this sentence?
Yes, you could definitely say üstelik çok kibirliydi. Both ayrıca (furthermore) and üstelik (moreover) are used to add a piece of information that reinforces your main point. Here, they both work perfectly to pile on another negative trait about the date!
Why does sevgili have the ablative ending -den (sevgilisinden) if he is talking 'about' her?
The verb bahsetmek (to talk about, to mention) always requires the ablative case (-dan/-den). Think of it as words or information coming from the topic you are discussing. In Turkish, you don't talk 'about' someone; you talk 'from' them.
Can you break down the suffixes on sevgilisinden?
Sure! It breaks down like this: sevgili (partner) + -si (his, 3rd person possessive suffix) + -n- (a buffer letter always used after a 3rd person possessive suffix before adding a case ending) + -den (the ablative case required by the verb).
Why is there a -y- in kibirliydi?