Breakdown of Tahammülüm kalmadı, şangırtıyla tabak kırıyor olmalılar.
tabak
plate
kalmak
to stay / to be left / to remain (in a state)
olmak
to be
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
kırmak
to break
tahammül
tolerance
şangırtı
crash / clatter of breaking glass
Questions & Answers about Tahammülüm kalmadı, şangırtıyla tabak kırıyor olmalılar.
How does kırıyor olmalılar show deduction instead of obligation?
The suffix -malı usually means 'must' in the sense of an obligation. But when you attach it to the auxiliary verb olmak right after a main verb in the present continuous tense (-ıyor), it expresses a strong guess or deduction about an ongoing action. It means 'they must be breaking [plates] right now' based on the noise, not that they are required to do so.
Why is tabak (plate) singular if the English translation says 'plates'?
In Turkish, when a noun is the non-specific, general object of an action, it is used in its singular, bare form. They aren't breaking specific plates that we have already talked about; they are just doing a general 'plate-breaking' action. If the speaker had said tabakları kırıyor olmalılar, it would mean 'they must be breaking the plates'.
Why does the sentence use kalmadı to mean 'I have no tolerance left'?
The verb kalmak means 'to remain' or 'to stay'. To say you are out of something or have none left, Turkish commonly uses the structure '[Item] + possessive ending + kalmadı'. Therefore, tahammülüm kalmadı literally translates to 'my tolerance did not remain'.
How is the word şangırtıyla (with a crash) formed?
This is a fun example of Turkish sound-words (onomatopoeia). The root is şangır, which imitates the sound of shattering glass or porcelain. The suffix -tı turns it into the noun şangırtı (a crash or clatter). Finally, the instrumental suffix -(y)la (meaning 'with') is attached at the end.
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