Word
Sen içeri girdiğin gibi misafirler yutkunup dikildi.
Meaning
As soon as you stepped inside, the guests swallowed hard and stood up.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Sen içeri girdiğin gibi misafirler yutkunup dikildi.
sen
you
girmek
to enter
misafir
guest
gibi
like (similar to)
Questions & Answers about Sen içeri girdiğin gibi misafirler yutkunup dikildi.
How does girdiğin gibi mean "as soon as" if gibi normally means "like"?
When you combine a verb's -dIk participle with a possessive ending and add gibi, it shifts from a comparison to expressing temporal immediacy. Here, gir (enter) + -diğ- + -in (your) + gibi translates to "the moment you entered" or "as soon as you entered."
Why is it yutkunup instead of a conjugated verb like yutkundular?
The -Ip suffix (here -up due to vowel harmony) connects two sequential actions performed by the same subject. Instead of using ve (and) to say yutkundular ve dikildiler, Turkish efficiently links them as yutkunup dikildi (swallowed and stood up).
The subject is plural (misafirler), so why is the verb singular (dikildi instead of dikildiler)?
In Turkish, if a human third-person plural subject is explicitly stated in the sentence (like misafirler), adding the plural suffix -lAr to the verb is optional and frequently omitted. Saying misafirler dikildi is completely standard and natural.
Does dikildi just mean "stood up"? Why not use kalktı?
While ayağa kalktı is the standard way to say "stood up," dikildi comes from the root dik (upright or straight). It implies standing up stiffly, rigidly, or suddenly coming to attention, which paints a vivid picture of the guests' tense reaction.