Breakdown of Aşamalı egzersizler yapıyorum çünkü omurgamı bükmekte zorlanıyorum.
yapmak
to do / to make
çünkü
because
egzersiz
exercise
zorlanmak
to have difficulty
Questions & Answers about Aşamalı egzersizler yapıyorum çünkü omurgamı bükmekte zorlanıyorum.
Why is bükmek in the locative case (bükmekte) instead of using the accusative (bükmeyi)?
The verb zorlanmak (to struggle / to have difficulty) requires its complement to be in the locative case. When you want to express the action you are struggling with, you use the infinitive (-mAk) plus the locative suffix (-dA). You are literally saying you are having difficulty 'in' bending.
I've seen -makta / -mekte used to mean the present continuous tense. Is that what is happening here?
No, that is a different structure. While -mAktA can replace -Yor in formal contexts (for example, yapmaktayım for 'I am doing'), here it is simply the dictionary form of the verb (bükmek) attached to the locative case (-te) because it is governed by the verb zorlanmak.
Why does omurgamı end with an extra -ı?
The word is broken down as omurga (spine) + -m (my) + -ı (accusative case). The accusative case is required here as a refresher because 'my spine' is a specific, defined object directly receiving the action of the verb bükmek (to bend).
How does the word aşamalı translate to 'gradual'?