Breakdown of O bebek durup dururken mızmızlanmayacak.
o
that / he / she / it
bebek
baby
durup dururken
out of nowhere / unprovoked
mızmızlanmak
to whine
Questions & Answers about O bebek durup dururken mızmızlanmayacak.
What does durup dururken literally mean, and how is it used here?
Literally, it means "while stopping and stopping" (from the verb durmak). As a fixed idiom, it means "out of nowhere," "unprovoked," or "for no apparent reason." It is commonly used when an action happens unexpectedly without a trigger, like the baby whining in this sentence.
What is the root of the verb mızmızlanmayacak?
The root comes from the adjective mızmız, which describes someone who is fussy or constantly complaining. The suffix -lan turns it into the verb mızmızlanmak (to act fussy or to whine). Here, it takes the negative suffix -ma and the future tense suffix -yacak to mean "will not whine."
How would we change this sentence to say "That baby will suddenly get the urge to whine" using this lesson's target grammar?
We would use the pattern Verb + -(y)AcAğI + possessive + tutmak. The verb mızmızlanmak becomes mızmızlanacağı. The sentence would be: O bebeğin durup dururken mızmızlanacağı tutacak. Notice that the subject takes the genitive case (O bebeğin) because the structure literally translates to "That baby's whining will strike."
Why isn't the negative future tense written as mızmızlanmıyacak with vowel narrowing?