Breakdown of Hastalıktan dolayı çok bitkin ve solgun görünüyor.
çok
very
ve
and
görünmek
to appear, to seem
dolayı
due to, because of
Questions & Answers about Hastalıktan dolayı çok bitkin ve solgun görünüyor.
How is bitkin formed, and what does its root verb actually mean?
It is formed from the verb bitmek, which means "to finish" or "to run out." By adding the suffix -kin, we create an adjective describing the state resulting from that action. Someone whose energy has completely "run out" is bitkin (exhausted or drained).
What is the root of solgun, and why does its suffix look different from the one in bitkin?
The root is solmak, meaning "to fade" or "to wither." The suffix is the exact same one used in bitkin, but it changes to -gun here to obey both vowel harmony (the 'o' in solmak requires an 'u') and consonant rules ('l' is voiced, so it takes a 'g' instead of a 'k').
I always forget: why do we need the -tan suffix in hastalıktan dolayı?
The postposition dolayı (due to / because of) always requires the noun before it to take the ablative case (-dan / -den / -tan / -ten). You can think of it literally as meaning "arising from the illness."
Why use görünüyor here instead of bakıyor or görüyor for "looks"?