Sürekli böbürleniyor, bunların hepsi palavra!
He is constantly bragging; all of these are tall tales!
Breakdown of Sürekli böbürleniyor, bunların hepsi palavra!
bu
this
sürekli
constantly / continuously
hepsi
all of them
böbürlenmek
to brag
palavra
tall tale
Questions & Answers about Sürekli böbürleniyor, bunların hepsi palavra!
What exactly does palavra mean here? Is it a slang word?
Palavra translates to "tall tale," "hot air," or "nonsense." It is informal but not considered highly offensive or vulgar—it is very common in daily conversation when calling out an exaggerated lie. You will also frequently hear it used as a verb phrase: palavra atmak (to talk big / to tell tall tales).
Why do we say bunların hepsi instead of just bunlar hepsi?
To say "all of [something]" in Turkish, you have to link the words using a genitive-possessive chain. You are literally saying "the all of these." The pronoun bunlar takes the genitive suffix -ın to become bunların (of these), and the word hep (all) takes the third-person possessive suffix -si to become hepsi (their all).
This lesson focuses on the sarcastic -mışmış suffix. How could we use that grammar to express the exact same feeling of disbelief shown in this sentence?
The phrase bunların hepsi palavra perfectly sets the stage for the -mışmış suffix. If you wanted to mock the specific things he is bragging about, you would attach that suffix to his claims. For example, if he boasts about working hard, you could say: Çok çalışıyormuşmuş (He supposedly works hard [but I don't buy it]). The double -mış does the job of saying "it's a tall tale" through grammar alone.
How is the verb böbürleniyor formed?
The dictionary form is böbürlenmek (to brag or boast). While the root böbür isn't used as a standalone word in modern conversational Turkish, the suffix -len is a very common B2-level building block. It forms verbs that describe adopting a certain state, attitude, or emotion. You can see this exact same pattern in words like kibirlenmek (to act arrogant) or sinirlenmek (to get angry).
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