Breakdown of Sadece yırtılmaz kumaş değil, aynı zamanda paslanmaz çelik de kullandık.
değil
not
kullanmak
to use
kumaş
fabric
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
sadece
only, just
aynı zamanda
at the same time, also
paslanmak
to rust
yırtılmak
to tear (intransitive) / to be torn
çelik
steel
Questions & Answers about Sadece yırtılmaz kumaş değil, aynı zamanda paslanmaz çelik de kullandık.
How does the -maz suffix work in words like yırtılmaz and paslanmaz?
This is the negative aorist participle, which acts like an adjective meaning "does not [verb]". Paslanmaz comes from paslanmak (to rust), so it literally means "does not rust" or "rust-proof" (stainless). Similarly, yırtılmaz means "does not tear" or "tear-proof".
What is the base verb in yırtılmaz, and why isn't it just yırtmaz?
How do you say "not only... but also" in this sentence?
The structure is sadece [A] değil, aynı zamanda [B] de. Sadece [A] değil means "not only [A]". Aynı zamanda translates to "at the same time", and the de adds the "also". Together, they form the common conjunction "not only A, but also B".
Why is de placed after çelik and not right after zamanda?
The particle de (meaning "also" or "too") usually comes immediately after the word it emphasizes. Here, the contrast is between the fabric (kumaş) and the steel (çelik). By putting de right after çelik, it stresses that "we used steel, too".
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