Breakdown of İhracat geçen yıl artacaktı. Hatta büyük bir yükseliş bekliyorduk.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
beklemek
to wait
yıl
year
Questions & Answers about İhracat geçen yıl artacaktı. Hatta büyük bir yükseliş bekliyorduk.
Since this lesson focuses on the conjunction nitekim (indeed/as a matter of fact), could we use it here instead of hatta?
No, and the context is exactly why. Nitekim is used to confirm that a statement turned out to be factually true (e.g., "We expected a rise, and nitekim it happened"). Here, the first sentence implies the increase did not actually happen. You cannot use a conjunction of factual confirmation for an unfulfilled event. Instead, hatta (in fact / even) is used to escalate the scale of their unfulfilled expectation.
What exactly does the combination of suffixes in artacaktı tell us?
It combines the future suffix -acak with the past tense -tı, creating the "future in the past" (was going to increase). At the B2 level, it is important to recognize that this specific structure heavily implies the action did not happen. The exports were supposed to increase, but they ultimately failed to do so.
How is the noun yükseliş (rise) formed from its root?
It is formed by taking the verb yükselmek (to rise / to go up) and adding the verbal noun suffix -iş. This suffix creates a noun that focuses on the act, process, or manner of the verb. In economic or statistical contexts, yükseliş perfectly translates to "a rise" or "an upward trend".
Why use the past continuous bekliyorduk (we were expecting) instead of the simple past bekledik (we expected)?