Breakdown of Eşyalar azaldığı sürece evi temizlemek kolaylaşıyor.
ev
house
temizlemek
to clean
eşya
belonging / item / stuff (goods, objects)
azalmak
to decrease
sürece
as long as
kolaylaşmak
to become easy / to become easier
Questions & Answers about Eşyalar azaldığı sürece evi temizlemek kolaylaşıyor.
How does the suffix in kolaylaşıyor change the meaning of kolay?
The suffix -laş (or -leş) attaches to nouns and adjectives to create a verb meaning to become that noun or adjective. Here, it turns the adjective kolay (easy) into the verb kolaylaşmak (to become easy). Combined with the present continuous tense -ıyor, it translates to gets easier or is getting easier.
Is the verb base azal- (in azaldığı) related to the state-change suffix we are currently learning?
What makes up the structure of azaldığı sürece to mean as long as?
This is a highly useful B1/B2 pattern. It combines the personal participle suffix -dık (which becomes -dığı here) on the verb with the word sürece. The word sürece itself comes from süre (duration) plus the adverbial suffix -ce. Together, -dığı sürece literally means for the duration that it happens.
Why is temizlemek left in its dictionary infinitive form here?
Because the entire phrase evi temizlemek (cleaning the house) is acting as the subject of the main verb kolaylaşıyor. Using the -mAk infinitive is the standard way to turn an action into a general noun phrase so it can perform an action or undergo a change of state.
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