Word
Kar yağmakla kalmayıp trafiği felç etti.
Meaning
It didn't just snow, it paralyzed the traffic.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Kar yağmakla kalmayıp trafiği felç etti.
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
yağmak
to rain / to snow
trafik
traffic
kar
snow
Questions & Answers about Kar yağmakla kalmayıp trafiği felç etti.
How does yağmakla kalmayıp translate to "didn't just snow"?
This is a fixed structure meaning "not only X, but also Y". It combines the infinitive yağmak (to snow), the instrumental ending -la (with), and the negative converb kalmayıp (not staying/stopping). Literally, it translates to "not stopping with the snowing".
Why do we use the -la (with) ending here instead of another case?
The verb kalmak (to stay/remain) pairs with the instrumental case (-lA or ile) to form the idiom "to stop at" or "to settle for". So, yağmakla kalmak literally means "to stop at snowing".
Why does the first verb end in -(y)ıp (kalmayıp) instead of a past tense like kalmadı?
The suffix -(y)ıp acts as a linking word meaning "and". It connects two verbs in a sequence so that only the final verb in the sentence (etti) needs to be conjugated for tense and person. Here, kalmayıp means "did not stay AND", seamlessly linking it to the next action.
Why does trafik change to trafiği in this sentence?