Breakdown of Sürekli gülümsüyor, demek ki gizli bir şey ima ediyor.
bir
a / an
gülümsemek
to smile
şey
thing
sürekli
constantly / continuously
gizli
hidden / secret (adjective)
demek ki
so / it means that
ima etmek
to imply
Questions & Answers about Sürekli gülümsüyor, demek ki gizli bir şey ima ediyor.
How does demek ki work here compared to just using bu yüzden (therefore) or yani (meaning)?
demek ki translates to 'so it means that' or 'that implies.' It is used specifically for making a logical deduction based on an observation. While bu yüzden just shows cause and effect, and yani rephrases something, demek ki takes the first fact (the constant smiling) and introduces the conclusion you just logically drew from it.
I know gülmek means to laugh. How does it become gülümsüyor here?
gülümsemek means 'to smile.' It is derived from gülmek (to laugh) by adding the suffix -mse, which gives the verb a smaller or softer feeling. When adding the present continuous suffix -iyor, the final e in the base drops out, giving us gülümsüyor.
Why is the word order gizli bir şey instead of bir gizli şey?
Why does the helper verb in ima ediyor start with a d instead of a t?
The base compound verb is ima etmek (to imply). When the present continuous suffix -iyor is added to etmek, the hard t softens to a d because it is caught between two vowels. This is a common consonant mutation in Turkish, turning et-iyor into ediyor.
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