Breakdown of Paslanmaz çelik yüksek ısıda erimedi.
yüksek
high
erimek
to melt
paslanmak
to rust
çelik
steel
ısı
heat
Questions & Answers about Paslanmaz çelik yüksek ısıda erimedi.
How is the word paslanmaz formed to mean "stainless"?
It comes from the verb paslanmak (to rust). By adding the aorist negative participle suffix -maz, it becomes an adjective meaning "that which does not rust." Therefore, paslanmaz çelik literally translates to "rust-proof steel" or "stainless steel."
Does the ending of paslanmaz need to change because the main verb (erimedi) is in the past tense?
No. Even though -maz is originally a verb suffix, here it locks the word into acting as a permanent adjective describing the steel. Adjectives in Turkish don't change to match the tense of the sentence unless they are the main verb at the very end.
Could I use sıcaklık instead of ısı for "heat" in this sentence?
Isı is the better choice here. While sıcaklık usually refers to measurable "temperature" (like the weather or a thermometer reading), ısı is used for "heat" as a physical energy or force. In industrial or scientific contexts like melting metal, yüksek ısı (high heat) is the standard phrase.
I have also seen the verb eritmek for "to melt." Why does this sentence use erimek (erimedi)?
Erimek is intransitive, meaning something melts on its own (e.g., the steel melted). Eritmek is the causative version, meaning to make something melt (e.g., the workers melted the steel). Since the steel is the subject doing the melting, erimedi is the correct choice.
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