Breakdown of Kutuplarda buzullar eridiğinden beri dünyada seller artıyor.
beri
since
erimek
to melt
dünya
world / Earth
artmak
to increase
buzul
glacier
kutup
pole
sel
flood
Questions & Answers about Kutuplarda buzullar eridiğinden beri dünyada seller artıyor.
How exactly does eridiğinden beri translate to "since [they] melted"?
It builds on the verb root eri- (to melt). We add -dik (which turns the verb into a noun-like fact), then the possessive -i (meaning 'its' or 'their'). After that, we add the buffer -n-, the ablative case -den ('from'), and finally the postposition beri ('since'). Literally, it reads like "Since from the fact of their melting."
Why is there a ğ in eridiğinden if the suffix is normally -dik?
This is a classic case of consonant mutation. When the vowel -i (the possessive suffix) is attached to eridik, the hard consonant k softens into a ğ to make the pronunciation smoother (eridik + i becomes eridiği).
Since buzullar (glaciers) is plural, why doesn't the clause use the plural suffix, like eridiklerinden beri?
In Turkish, when a plural subject is non-human or inanimate (like animals, objects, or glaciers), it typically takes singular grammatical endings. Because of this rule, we use the 3rd person singular possessive -i rather than the plural -leri.
The word beri (since) follows the -den suffix here. Is this the same rule used for simple time phrases?
Yes! The word beri always requires the ablative case (-den/-dan). Just as you use it with simple time nouns like dünden beri (since yesterday) or sabahtan beri (since morning), you use the exact same pattern for actions by turning the verb into a noun clause and adding -den beri.
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