Breakdown of Caddede kimisi vitrinlere bakınır, kimisi işe koşuşturur.
iş
work
cadde
avenue
kimisi
some / some of them
vitrin
shop window / display window
bakınmak
to look around
koşuşturmak
to rush about
Questions & Answers about Caddede kimisi vitrinlere bakınır, kimisi işe koşuşturur.
The lesson covers kimi ... kimi ..., but this sentence uses kimisi ... kimisi .... What is the difference, and where does the -si come from?
There is no difference in meaning; they both mean "some ... some ...". The -si is the 3rd person possessive suffix. In Turkish, indefinite pronouns referring to a group often take this suffix (similar to bazısı for "some of them" or birisi for "one of them"). You can use kimi and kimisi interchangeably in this structure.
Why use bakınır instead of just bakar for "look"?
Bakmak simply means "to look." Adding the reflexive suffix -ın creates bakınmak, which means "to look around" or "to browse." It gives the sense of casting one's eyes about without a single, fixed target, which is perfect for describing people window-shopping.
The verb koşuşturur comes from koşmak (to run). How do the extra suffixes change the meaning here?
The suffix combination -uştur (combining the collective -uş and causative -tur suffixes) turns koşmak (to run) into koşuşturmak (to rush around, to hustle, or to bustle). Instead of a simple physical run, it describes the busy, hurried, and scattered activity of people trying to get to work.
Both verbs are in the aorist tense (bakınır, koşuşturur). Why use the aorist instead of the present continuous (-iyor)?
The aorist tense is used to describe general facts, habits, or typical scenes. By using the aorist, the speaker is describing what typically happens on this avenue on a regular basis, rather than narrating what specific people are doing right at this exact moment.
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