Breakdown of Bu cihazların birçok yeni işlevi var, hatta artık vazgeçilmez oldular.
bu
this
yeni
new
var
there is / existent
olmak
to become
cihaz
device
artık
no longer; from now on
hatta
even / in fact (furthermore)
birçok
many, a great many
işlev
function
vazgeçilmez
indispensable
Questions & Answers about Bu cihazların birçok yeni işlevi var, hatta artık vazgeçilmez oldular.
How could we rewrite this sentence to use the current lesson's grammar point (-makla birlikte / beraber)?
You would replace the existence word var with the infinitive olmak and add -la birlikte or -la beraber. The combined sentence becomes: Bu cihazların birçok yeni işlevi olmakla birlikte, artık vazgeçilmez oldular. This translates to 'Along with having many new functions, these devices have now become indispensable.'
Since birçok means 'many', why is the noun işlevi singular instead of plural (işlevleri)?
In Turkish, adjectives that inherently express a quantity larger than one (such as birçok, bazı, or numbers) must be followed by a singular noun. The plurality is already established by birçok, so adding a plural suffix to the base noun işlev (function) before the possessive suffix -i would be redundant.
How is the adjective vazgeçilmez (indispensable) formed?
It is built from the compound verb vazgeçmek (to give up). First, the passive suffix -il is added to make vazgeçilmek (to be given up). Then, the negative aorist suffix -mez is attached, which often turns verbs into adjectives. Literally, it translates to 'that which cannot be given up'.
How does artık function in a positive sentence like this?
While artık translates to 'anymore' in negative sentences, in positive sentences it means 'now' or 'from now on'. It highlights a change of state, indicating that these devices were not always indispensable, but they have recently become so.
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