Word
Perde kapandığında alkışlar salonda yankılandı.
Meaning
When the curtain closed, the applause echoed in the hall.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Perde kapandığında alkışlar salonda yankılandı.
salon
hall / large room
perde
curtain
kapanmak
to shut down / to close (intransitive)
alkış
applause
Questions & Answers about Perde kapandığında alkışlar salonda yankılandı.
How does kapandığında break down to mean "when it closed"?
It uses the exact time pattern you are learning: kapan- (to close) + -dık (makes it a noun-like word) + -ı (possessive "its", which softens the k to ğ) + -nda (locative case "at/in"). Literally, it means "at the time of its closing."
Why does the verb use kapan- instead of kapat-?
Kapatmak means "to close [something]" (like a person closing a door). Kapanmak adds the passive/reflexive suffix -n, meaning "to be closed" or "to close itself." Since the curtain (perde) is closing on its own or without a mentioned actor, Turkish uses the reflexive kapan-.
Why is alkışlar plural if the English translation is just "applause"?
In English, "applause" is an uncountable mass noun. In Turkish, alkış (a clap or round of applause) is countable. You will often see it pluralized as alkışlar to represent the collective sound of many people clapping at once.
How is the verb yankılandı built?