Breakdown of Fiyatlar düşmedi, aksine arttı.
düşmek
to fall
fiyat
price
artmak
to increase
aksine
on the contrary
Questions & Answers about Fiyatlar düşmedi, aksine arttı.
Can I use 'oysa' or 'halbuki' instead of 'aksine' in this sentence?
It wouldn't sound quite right here. Oysa and halbuki mean "whereas" or "however," and they are usually used when comparing two conflicting facts or disappointed expectations (e.g., "We waited for a discount, whereas prices rose"). Aksine, on the other hand, means "on the contrary." It is the perfect choice for this sentence because it specifically highlights that the exact opposite of the first statement happened.
How is the word 'aksine' formed?
The root is akis, an Arabic loanword meaning "reflection" or "opposite." To build this adverb, Turkish adds the 3rd-person possessive suffix -i (its opposite), a buffer letter -n-, and the dative case suffix -e (to). Literally, it translates to "to its opposite." Also, notice that the second vowel in akis falls out when the suffix is added, turning it into aksine rather than "akisine" (a common rule called vowel drop).
Since 'fiyatlar' (prices) is plural, why aren't the verbs pluralized as 'düşmediler' and 'arttılar'?
In Turkish, when a plural subject is non-human (such as objects, animals, or abstract concepts like fiyatlar), the verb almost always stays in the 3rd-person singular form. Adding the plural suffix -ler to the verbs in this sentence would actually sound unnatural to a native speaker.
Why isn't there a word for 'they' before 'arttı'?
When two verbs in a compound sentence share the exact same subject (fiyatlar), you don't need to repeat the subject or use a pronoun in the second clause. The subject automatically carries over across the comma, just like saying "Prices did not fall, on the contrary, [prices] rose."
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