Word
Ağaçlar devrilmekle kalmayıp yolları kapattı, hemen bir yere sığınmalıydık.
Meaning
The trees didn't just fall over, they blocked the roads; we should have taken shelter somewhere immediately.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Ağaçlar devrilmekle kalmayıp yolları kapattı, hemen bir yere sığınmalıydık.
bir
a / an
ağaç
tree
yer
place / space / room (unoccupied space, capacity)
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
Questions & Answers about Ağaçlar devrilmekle kalmayıp yolları kapattı, hemen bir yere sığınmalıydık.
How does devrilmekle kalmayıp translate to "didn't just fall over"?
This is the core structure of this lesson: an infinitive (devrilmek) + -lE (with/by) + the negative converb kalmayıp (not staying/remaining). Literally, it translates to "not staying with falling over." In Turkish, this formula (-mAkla kalmayıp) is the standard, slightly formal way to express "not only [doing X] but also [doing Y]."
Where is the "and" that connects the two clauses about the trees?
The connection happens right inside the word kalmayıp. The suffix -ıp acts as a conjunction (like "and"). It links the first idea ("not just falling over") directly to the next verb (kapattı, blocked) without needing a separate word like ve.
How do the suffixes in sığınmalıydık create the meaning "we should have taken shelter"?
The verb stem sığın- (to take shelter) gets the necessitative suffix -malı (should/must). Adding the past tense suffix -dı (with a buffer -y-) changes it from a present obligation ("we must take shelter") to a past, unfulfilled one ("we should have taken shelter"). Finally, the -k shows it is "we" doing the action.
Why is the verb devrilmek used here instead of devirmek?