Breakdown of Dürbünün ayarlanır kayışı tertemiz görünüyor.
görünmek
to appear, to seem
tertemiz
spotlessly clean
dürbün
binoculars
ayarlanmak
to be adjusted
kayış
strap
Questions & Answers about Dürbünün ayarlanır kayışı tertemiz görünüyor.
How does ayarlanır translate to "adjustable" here?
This is the aorist participle in action! The root is ayarlanmak, which means "to be adjusted". By adding the aorist suffix -ır, it turns into an adjective describing what the noun generally does or can do. So, ayarlanır literally means "that gets adjusted" or, more naturally, "adjustable".
Why is it dürbünün and kayışı, and how does the adjective fit into the phrase?
This is a standard genitive-possessive phrase meaning "the binoculars' strap". Dürbün (binoculars) takes the genitive suffix -ün, and kayış (strap) takes the possessive suffix -ı. The adjective ayarlanır simply slips right before the noun it describes, making it Dürbünün ayarlanır kayışı (The binoculars' adjustable strap).
What kind of word is tertemiz?
It is an intensified adjective. In Turkish, you can emphasize an adjective by taking its first syllable (te- from temiz), adding a consonant like 'm', 'p', 'r', or 's' (here, 'r'), and attaching it to the front. While temiz means "clean", tertemiz means "spotlessly clean".
What is the difference between görüyor and görünüyor?
Görmek is the active verb meaning "to see". Görünmek adds the reflexive/passive suffix -n, changing the meaning to "to appear" or "to look". Here, görünüyor translates perfectly to "looks" or "appears".
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