Breakdown of Bu beyazımsı taşın saydam bir görünümü var.
bu
this
bir
a / an
var
there is / existent
beyaz
white
taş
stone
saydam
transparent
görünüm
appearance
Questions & Answers about Bu beyazımsı taşın saydam bir görünümü var.
How does the suffix in beyazımsı work to mean whitish?
The suffix -(I)msI adds the meaning of '-ish' or 'similar to' to adjectives and nouns. Since beyaz ends in a consonant, we use the four-way vowel harmony version starting with a vowel: -ımsı. If the root ended in a vowel, like sarı, it would just take -msı to become sarımsı.
Why is the sentence structured as taşın ... görünümü var to mean 'the stone has'?
Where does the word görünümü come from?
It stems from the verb görmek (to see). Adding the reflexive or passive suffix gives görünmek (to appear or be seen), which then becomes the noun görünüm (appearance). The final -ü in this sentence is the third-person possessive suffix linking it back to the stone.
Why does bir come after the adjective saydam instead of before it?
When a noun is modified by both an adjective and the indefinite article bir, the standard Turkish word order is Adjective + bir + Noun. Therefore, it translates to 'a transparent appearance' but must be ordered as saydam bir görünüm.
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