Breakdown of Dünden beri bilinçaltı çok karışık; sürekli sayıklıyor.
çok
very
dün
yesterday
sürekli
constantly / continuously
beri
since
Questions & Answers about Dünden beri bilinçaltı çok karışık; sürekli sayıklıyor.
How could we rewrite this sentence using the o kadar ... ki (so ... that) structure from our current lesson?
You could say: Dünden beri bilinçaltı o kadar karışık ki sürekli sayıklıyor. (Since yesterday, his subconscious has been so messy that he is constantly talking in his sleep.) This perfectly links the two independent clauses into a cause-and-effect relationship.
How is the word bilinçaltı (subconscious) formed?
It is a noun compound made of bilinç (consciousness or mind) and alt (under or bottom). The -ı at the end is the compound marker (a third-person possessive suffix) linking the two concepts together to literally mean 'under the consciousness'.
Does sayıklıyor only mean 'talking in one's sleep'?
Not exclusively. The verb sayıklamak means to babble, ramble, or speak deliriously without being fully aware of what you are saying. It is most commonly used for talking in your sleep or when someone is delirious from a high fever.
Since the sentence says dünden beri (since yesterday), why is the present continuous tense (sayıklıyor) used instead of a past tense?
In Turkish, when an action or state started in the past and is still continuing right now, you use the present continuous tense (-iyor). In English, this is usually expressed with the present perfect continuous ('has been talking').