Word
Bu gece buzlanma var; dolayısıyla yollar tehlikeli.
Meaning
There is icing tonight; consequently the roads are dangerous.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Bu gece buzlanma var; dolayısıyla yollar tehlikeli.
bu
this
var
there is / existent
yol
road
gece
night
Questions & Answers about Bu gece buzlanma var; dolayısıyla yollar tehlikeli.
The lesson is about yüzünden and sayesinde. Why does this sentence use dolayısıyla instead, and could we use yüzünden here?
Dolayısıyla is a conjunction meaning "consequently" or "therefore," used to connect two complete statements. Yüzünden (because of) is a postposition that attaches directly to a noun. You could combine these two clauses and rewrite the sentence using the current lesson's grammar: Bu gece buzlanma yüzünden yollar tehlikeli (Because of the icing tonight, the roads are dangerous).
How do we get the noun buzlanma (icing) from the root word buz (ice)?
First, the suffix -lan turns the noun buz into the verb buzlanmak (to become icy). Then, the -ma suffix is added to create a verbal noun, turning the action of freezing into the noun buzlanma (icing or ice formation).
What is the literal suffix breakdown of the word dolayısıyla?
It is built from the word dolayı (due to), combined with the third-person possessive suffix -sı and the instrumental suffix -(y)la (with). Even though you can spot these familiar suffixes, the whole word has frozen together over time into a set conjunction meaning "consequently" or "therefore."
Why is there no verb at the end of the clause yollar tehlikeli?