Breakdown of Genç konuşmacı kızarmaktan ve alay konusu olmaktan korkuyor.
genç
young
ve
and
korkmak
to fear
olmak
to be
konu
topic, subject
konuşmacı
speaker
kızarmak
to blush / to turn red
alay
mockery
Questions & Answers about Genç konuşmacı kızarmaktan ve alay konusu olmaktan korkuyor.
Why is there a -tan suffix on the verbs kızarmak and olmak?
In Turkish, the verb korkmak (to fear/be afraid) requires the thing you are afraid of to take the ablative case (-dAn/-tAn, meaning "from"). When you are afraid of an action, you use the infinitive form of the verb (-mAk) and add the ablative suffix directly to it. So, kızarmaktan and olmaktan literally mean "from blushing" and "from being".
Why does konu have a -su suffix in the phrase alay konusu?
This is a standard noun-noun compound. Alay (mockery) and konu (subject) are both nouns. To link them into "subject of mockery", the second noun must take a possessive suffix. Since konu ends in a vowel, it takes the buffer consonant s followed by the vowel u (matching vowel harmony), becoming konusu.
How is the word konuşmacı (speaker) constructed?
It is built from the verb konuşmak (to speak). First, the verbal noun suffix -ma is added to make konuşma (a speech). Then, the suffix -cı, which denotes a person associated with that noun, is attached. A konuşmacı is literally a "speech-maker" or speaker.
Does kızarmak exclusively mean "to blush"?
No, its base meaning is "to turn red". In the context of a person's face, it means to blush. However, you will frequently see it used for food that is frying, roasting, or browning (like kızarmış patates for french fries), or even the sky turning red at sunset.
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