Breakdown of Kimisi uzun kuyrukta bekliyor, kimisi kargaşadan dolayı eve dönüyor.
ev
house
uzun
long / tall
beklemek
to wait
dönmek
to return
dolayı
due to, because of
kargaşa
chaos / confusion
kimisi
some / some of them
kuyruk
queue / line (tail)
Questions & Answers about Kimisi uzun kuyrukta bekliyor, kimisi kargaşadan dolayı eve dönüyor.
What is the difference between using kimi ... kimi and kimisi ... kimisi?
Both structures mean "some ... some ...". The word kimisi includes the third-person possessive suffix -(s)i, literally meaning "some of them". However, in everyday Turkish, kimi and kimisi are used interchangeably in this correlative pattern with no real difference in meaning.
Why do the verbs bekliyor and dönüyor not have the plural -lar suffix if "some" implies multiple people?
In Turkish, indefinite pronouns like kimisi, biri, or herkes are grammatically singular. Even though they refer to multiple people in meaning (and translate to plural in English), they must take singular verbs.
Why does kargaşa (chaos) have the -dan suffix here?
The postposition dolayı means "because of" or "due to", and it always requires the preceding noun to be in the ablative case (-dan or -den). Therefore, kargaşa becomes kargaşadan dolayı.
I learned that kuyruk means "tail". Is it commonly used for a "queue" of people?
Yes! While kuyruk literally refers to an animal's tail, it is also the standard everyday word for a "line" or "queue" of people waiting for something. You might also hear sıra used for a line, but kuyruk is very common for physical waiting lines.
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