Breakdown of Lüzumsuz eşyalar arttığı sürece taşınmak zorlaşıyor.
taşınmak
to move (residence)
eşya
belonging / item / stuff (goods, objects)
artmak
to increase
lüzumsuz
unnecessary
sürece
as long as
zorlaşmak
to become difficult
Questions & Answers about Lüzumsuz eşyalar arttığı sürece taşınmak zorlaşıyor.
How does the suffix -laş work in the word zorlaşıyor?
The suffix -laş (or -leş) is added to adjectives or nouns to create a verb that means "to become [adjective/noun]". Here, it attaches to the adjective zor (hard/difficult) to form zorlaşmak (to get or become harder). The -ıyor ending makes it continuous: "is getting harder".
How does the phrase arttığı sürece translate to "as long as... increase"?
The grammar pattern [Verb]-dığı sürece translates to "as long as [verb] happens". It combines the verb root art- (increase), the participle suffix -tık (which softens to -tığ due to the following vowel), the 3rd person possessive -ı, and the word sürece (for the duration of).
Since arttığı is a participle clause, shouldn't the subject take the genitive case (eşyaların)?
You are exactly right that normally we'd expect a genitive subject here (eşyaların arttığı sürece). However, in modern Turkish, it is very common to drop the genitive case before sürece. Speakers often treat -dığı sürece as a fixed conjunction, especially when the subject is a broad, non-specific category like lüzumsuz eşyalar.
Why is the verb taşınmak used to mean "moving"?
The base verb is taşımak (to carry). By adding the reflexive/passive suffix -n, it becomes taşınmak. While it literally translates to "to be carried" or "to carry oneself", it is the standard, everyday verb used in Turkish for "moving house" or relocating.
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