Breakdown of Evimiz sadeleştiği sürece hayatımız kolaylaşıyor.
ev
house
hayat
life
sürece
as long as
sadeleşmek
to become simple / to become minimalist
kolaylaşmak
to become easy / to become easier
Questions & Answers about Evimiz sadeleştiği sürece hayatımız kolaylaşıyor.
How do the -leş and -laş suffixes work in this sentence?
This suffix attaches to adjectives or nouns to create a verb that means 'to become [adjective/noun]'. Here, it turns the adjectives sade (simple) and kolay (easy) into the verbs sadeleşmek (to become simple) and kolaylaşmak (to become easy).
How do we form the 'as long as' structure with sürece?
The word sürece (as long as) requires the preceding verb to take the -DIk participle suffix followed by a possessive ending. For sadeleştiği, we take the verb stem sadeleş-, add -tik (which softens to -tiğ), and attach the third-person possessive -i because the house (it) is the subject doing the simplifying.
If this sentence is a general statement, why does kolaylaşıyor use the present continuous -Iyor tense instead of the aorist (simple present)?
Verbs that describe a gradual change of state or an ongoing process—which is the exact function of the -lAş suffix—very commonly use the present continuous -Iyor tense in Turkish, even when you are stating a general truth or rule.
Does the word sadeleştiği carry a specific tense?
No, the -DIk participle used in the sürece structure is relatively tenseless here. The time frame of the entire condition is established by the main verb at the end of the sentence, kolaylaşıyor.
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