Breakdown of Büyük bir çöküşün başlayacağı ihtimali yatırımcıları korkutuyor.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
başlamak
to begin, to start
korkutmak
to frighten / to scare
Questions & Answers about Büyük bir çöküşün başlayacağı ihtimali yatırımcıları korkutuyor.
How does the phrase başlayacağı ihtimali work to mean the possibility that it will start?
This is the core structure for linking a full clause to an abstract noun like ihtimal (possibility). First, we turn the verb into a noun-like phrase using the future suffix -(y)AcAk plus a possessive ending: başlayacağı (literally its future-starting). Then, we add a possessive suffix to the abstract noun itself: ihtimal-i. Together, they form a compound that translates as the possibility of its future-starting.
Why is it çöküşün with a genitive ending, instead of just çöküş?
Because it acts as the subject of the nominalized verb başlayacağı. When a regular sentence is turned into a dependent clause like this, its subject takes the genitive case (-ün) and the verb takes a matching possessive suffix (-ı). This creates a structure similar to saying a crash's future-starting.
Why does başlayacak change to başlayacağı with a ğ?
When the future suffix -(y)AcAk takes a vowel suffix (here, the third person possessive -ı), the hard k at the end softens to a ğ due to consonant mutation.
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