Breakdown of Yağmurlar azaldığından beri bu bölge çöl oluyor, değil mi?
bu
this
değil
not
yağmur
rain
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
beri
since
olmak
to become
bölge
region
azalmak
to decrease
çöl
desert
Questions & Answers about Yağmurlar azaldığından beri bu bölge çöl oluyor, değil mi?
How is azaldığından beri built to mean 'since they decreased'?
It uses the exact structure you are learning in this lesson: the verb root azal (to decrease) + the past participle -dık (which softens to -dığ) + the third-person singular possessive -ı + the buffer letter -n- + the ablative case -dan + beri.
Yağmurlar (rains) is plural. Why does azaldığından use the singular possessive -ı instead of the plural -ları?
In Turkish grammar, when the subject is non-human (like yağmurlar), the verb or participle describing its action usually takes the third-person singular form. That is why we use azaldığı instead of azaldıkları.
Doesn't the verb olmak mean 'to be' or 'to happen'? Why is it translated as 'becoming' in çöl oluyor?
While olmak is often used as an auxiliary verb, when it is used as the main verb directly following a noun or adjective (like çöl, meaning desert), it carries the meaning of 'to become'. So çöl oluyor translates to 'it is becoming a desert'.
Does the word beri (since) always require the ablative ending -dan or -den before it?
Yes. Whether you are using a simple time reference like dünden beri (since yesterday) or a complex verb clause like azaldığından beri (since it decreased), the word immediately preceding beri must always take the ablative 'from' case.
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