Word
İnsan yaşlanırsa eklemleri güçsüzleşir.
Meaning
If a person grows old, their joints become weak.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of İnsan yaşlanırsa eklemleri güçsüzleşir.
insan
person
yaşlanmak
to age / to grow old
eklem
joint
güçsüzleşmek
to become weak
Questions & Answers about İnsan yaşlanırsa eklemleri güçsüzleşir.
Since this lesson is about ister istemez, where could I add it to this sentence to mean their joints 'inevitably' become weak?
You would usually place it right before the verb it modifies. To say 'their joints inevitably become weak', you would say: İnsan yaşlanırsa eklemleri ister istemez güçsüzleşir. It literally means 'whether it wants to or not, they weaken', acting as an adverb of inevitability.
How is the word güçsüzleşir constructed from the root word for 'power'?
It builds up step-by-step: güç (power/strength) + -süz (without, making it 'weak') + -leş (a suffix that means 'to become [adjective]', so 'to become weak') + -ir (the aorist tense). This -leş suffix is extremely common for turning adjectives into verbs.
Why does this sentence use the aorist tense (-ır / -ir) for both verbs instead of the present continuous (-ıyor)?
The aorist tense is used to state general truths, natural rules, and scientific facts. Because 'joints getting weak with age' is presented here as a universal fact about the human body rather than a specific event happening right now, the aorist is the most natural choice.
Could I just say eklemler instead of eklemleri?