Breakdown of Ona göre, bütün problemlerle yalnız boğuşacaktı.
o
that / he / she / it
yalnız
alone
problem
problem
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
göre
according to / compared to
bütün
all, whole
boğuşmak
to struggle
Questions & Answers about Ona göre, bütün problemlerle yalnız boğuşacaktı.
Why is the verb boğuşacaktı translated as 'was going to struggle'?
This verb combines the future tense suffix -acak with the past tense suffix -tı. This creates the 'future in the past' tense, which translates perfectly to 'was going to' in English, describing a planned event or destiny from a past perspective.
Does the verb boğuşmak have a deeper literal meaning?
Yes! The base verb is boğmak, meaning 'to choke' or 'to strangle'. The -uş suffix makes it reciprocal (doing an action to each other). So boğuşmak literally means 'to choke each other', but it is the standard metaphorical word for wrestling or struggling with something difficult.
Why do we use -le in problemlerle here?
The suffix -le is the attached form of ile (with). In Turkish, verbs of struggling, fighting, or wrestling like boğuşmak require the instrumental case for the object you are struggling against, which aligns perfectly with saying 'to struggle with' in English.
How could we apply the current lesson's -casına / -çasına suffix to this sentence?
While it isn't used in this specific sentence, you could use it to emphasize the extreme manner of his struggle. For example, if you added ölürcesine (ölür + cesine) before the verb, it would mean he was going to struggle with all problems 'as if to the death'. It is highly effective for adding drama to verbs like boğuşmak.
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