Word
Geçerli bir gerekçesi yok, demek ki tehlikeyi sezmiş.
Meaning
He has no valid justification, so it means he sensed the danger.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Geçerli bir gerekçesi yok, demek ki tehlikeyi sezmiş.
bir
a / an
yok
there is not / non-existent
tehlike
danger
geçerli
valid
Questions & Answers about Geçerli bir gerekçesi yok, demek ki tehlikeyi sezmiş.
What is the difference between using demek ki and a word like bu yüzden (therefore) here?
Demek ki translates to "so it means that" or "that means." You use it when making a logical deduction from clues. Here, the clue is the lack of a valid excuse, which leads to the conclusion. Bu yüzden implies a direct cause and effect, but demek ki is used because the speaker is solving a puzzle and stating their realization.
Why does the sentence use the -miş past tense in sezmiş instead of the regular past tense sezdi?
The -miş tense is used for things you didn't witness yourself, including inferences, deductions, and guesses. Since the speaker is guessing that the person sensed the danger based on the clues, sezmiş is the perfect fit. You will very often see demek ki paired with -miş verbs because both are used for drawing conclusions!
The translation says "He has no valid justification", but where is the word for "he has"?
Turkish doesn't have a direct verb for "to have." Instead, it expresses possession by using possessive endings followed by var (there is) or yok (there isn't). The word gerekçe (justification) takes the 3rd-person possessive ending -(s)i to become gerekçesi (his justification). So, gerekçesi yok literally means "his justification does not exist."
Why does the word tehlike (danger) have the ending?