Learn Turkish: Ne yaptığımı fark ettiği gibi bocalayıp kaçmaya yeltendi. - As soon as she realized what I did, she faltered and attempted to run away.

The structure verb + -dIk + possessive + gibi expresses temporal immediacy. Here, fark et-tiğ-i uses the third-person possessive ending (-i). While gibi normally means "like," this specific grammatical combination translates to "the moment that" or "as soon as."

Why do we see the -dIk suffix used twice in the first half of the sentence?

They are doing two different jobs! In yaptığımı, -dIk forms a noun clause acting as an object: "what I did." In fark ettiği, it pairs with gibi to create the time clause "as soon as she realized." Turkish frequently nests these structures where English uses separate clauses.

Why does yaptığımı end with the -ı suffix?

Because it is the direct object of the verb fark etmek (to realize). The word breaks down as yap (do) + -tığ (verbal noun) + -ım (my) + -ı (accusative case). She realized the thing that I did.

What is the purpose of the -yıp suffix on bocalayıp?