Breakdown of Asıl tehlikeli olan şey bu yanılgıdan kaynaklanıyor.
bu
this
olmak
to be
şey
thing
tehlikeli
dangerous
Questions & Answers about Asıl tehlikeli olan şey bu yanılgıdan kaynaklanıyor.
Why do we use olan here instead of just saying Asıl tehlikeli şey?
Adding olan creates a cleft-like structure that adds strong emphasis, much like saying "The thing that is truly dangerous" rather than just "The truly dangerous thing." In Turkish, using Asıl (the real/main) followed by an adjective and olan is a very natural way to single out exactly what you are talking about and contrast it with other things.
Why does yanılgı take the ablative ending -dan in this sentence?
The verb kaynaklanmak means "to stem from" or "to originate." Because it involves something coming from a source, it always requires the ablative case (-dan or -den) on that source word. So, bu yanılgıdan kaynaklanıyor literally translates to "originates from this misconception."
How is the verb kaynaklanıyor built from its root?
It comes from the noun kaynak, which means "source" or "spring." The suffix -lan turns it into the verb kaynaklanmak meaning "to take its source." Adding the present continuous -ıyor gives us kaynaklanıyor (it stems).
What is the root of the word yanılgı?