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Kanatları geniş kartal aniden gökyüzünde kayboldu.

Kanatları geniş kartal aniden gökyüzünde kayboldu.
The broad-winged eagle suddenly disappeared in the sky.
From Lesson 364:Possessive compound adjectives·Turkish

Breakdown of Kanatları geniş kartal aniden gökyüzünde kayboldu.

geniş
wide / spacious
aniden
suddenly
kaybolmak
to get lost
kartal
eagle
kanat
wing
gökyüzü
sky

Questions & Answers about Kanatları geniş kartal aniden gökyüzünde kayboldu.

How does the structure of kanatları geniş work to mean "broad-winged"?
This is a possessive compound adjective. Instead of the standard adjective order, we use Noun + Possessive + Adjective: kanat-lar-ı (its wings) + geniş (broad). Literally, it acts as a modifier meaning "its wings broad," which translates to "broad-winged."
Could I just say geniş kanatlı kartal instead?
Yes, geniş kanatlı (broad-winged, using the -lI suffix) is perfectly correct and means the same thing. The kanatları geniş structure used here sounds slightly more descriptive or literary, placing a bit more emphasis on the physical feature (the wings) before describing it.
Why does gökyüzünde have an n before the locative suffix -de?
Gökyüzü (sky) is a compound noun formed from gök (sky) and yüz (face) + the 3rd person possessive suffix -ü. As a quick refresher: whenever you attach a case ending (like -de) to a word ending in a 3rd person possessive suffix, Turkish requires the buffer consonant -n-, resulting in gökyüzünde.
Where does the verb kayboldu come from?
It is a compound verb made from kayıp (lost) and oldu (became). When combining these, two sound changes occur in kayıp: the narrow vowel ı drops out (vowel elision), and the hard p softens to a b because it touches a vowel. Together they form kayboldu (disappeared / became lost).
Is the ending on aniden (suddenly) the ablative suffix -den (from)?
Exactly. The root is the adjective ani (sudden). In Turkish, attaching the ablative suffix -den / -dan is a common way to turn certain adjectives or nouns into adverbs. So, aniden literally translates as "from the sudden," giving us "suddenly."

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