Breakdown of Kirlilik kutuplara ulaştığından beri doğanın dengesi bozuldu.
ulaşmak
to arrive / to reach (a level/speed)
bozulmak
to break down / to spoil
beri
since
doğa
nature
Questions & Answers about Kirlilik kutuplara ulaştığından beri doğanın dengesi bozuldu.
How do we get "since it reached" from ulaştığından beri?
This uses the grammar from this lesson! To say "since an action happened," we take the verb root (ulaş-), add the past participle -dık (which mutates to -tığ here), then the possessive suffix for "its" (-ı), followed by the ablative case (-ndan) and finally beri. Literally, it means "since from its reaching."
Why does ulaşmak (to reach) take the dative case in kutuplara?
While in English we say "reach [something]" as a direct object, Turkish treats reaching as a motion towards a destination. Therefore, the destination must take the dative suffix. Here, kutuplar (poles) becomes kutuplara (to the poles).
Can you explain the suffixes in doğanın dengesi?
This is a definite noun compound showing possession. Doğa (nature) takes the genitive suffix -nın to show who owns it. Denge (balance) takes the possessive suffix -si to show it is the thing being owned. Together, they mean nature's balance.
Why use bozuldu instead of just bozdu?