Breakdown of Büyük bir çöküşün başlayacağı ihtimali yatırımcıları korkutuyor.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
başlamak
to begin, to start
korkutmak
to frighten / to scare
yatırımcı
investor
ihtimal
possibility
çöküş
crash / collapse (downfall, system failure)
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.
How is the verb korkutuyor constructed?
It is built from the root korkmak, meaning to fear or to be afraid. By adding the causative suffix -ut, the verb becomes korkutmak, meaning to cause to fear or to scare.
Why is there an -ı at the end of yatırımcıları?
The investors are the specific, known direct object receiving the action of being scared. Because of this, the plural noun yatırımcılar (investors) must take the definite accusative suffix -ı.
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