Breakdown of Terk edilmiş kalıntıları görene kadar ormanda yürüdük.
yürümek
to walk
görmek
to see
orman
forest
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
terk edilmek
to be abandoned
kalıntı
remains / vestige
Questions & Answers about Terk edilmiş kalıntıları görene kadar ormanda yürüdük.
How does terk edilmiş work here to mean "abandoned"?
It uses the past participle suffix -miş to turn a verb into an adjective, which is the focus of this lesson. The root verb is terk etmek (to abandon). First, it is made passive to form terk edilmek (to be abandoned). Then, -miş is added so it can act as an adjective describing the noun: terk edilmiş kalıntılar (abandoned ruins).
Why does kalıntıları end with an -ı?
The base word is kalıntı (remains/ruin). Here it takes the plural suffix -lar followed by the specific accusative case suffix -ı. It needs the accusative case because it is the specific direct object of the verb görmek (to see) inside the phrase "until we saw the abandoned remains".
How does görene kadar mean "until we saw" if there is no "we" attached to it?
The suffix -(y)ene kadar means "until an action happens". You attach it directly to the verb root, so gör- (see) becomes görene kadar (until seeing). This structure doesn't take personal endings. Instead, you know who is doing the seeing based on the main verb at the end of the sentence, yürüdük (we walked).
Is the noun kalıntı (remains) related to the verb kalmak (to stay)?
Yes! Kalmak means "to stay" or "to remain". The suffix -ıntı is used to create nouns from verbs, often representing the physical result of an action. So, kalıntı literally translates to "that which remains".
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