Sen çilingiri arayadur, ben parayı getireyim.
You keep calling the locksmith, let me bring the money.
Breakdown of Sen çilingiri arayadur, ben parayı getireyim.
ben
I
sen
you
para
money
aramak
to look for, to call
getirmek
to bring
çilingir
locksmith
Questions & Answers about Sen çilingiri arayadur, ben parayı getireyim.
How is the continuous action built in the word arayadur?
It uses the current lesson's grammar: the verb root ara- (to call), the buffer letter -y-, the connecting vowel -a-, and the auxiliary verb durmak (to stay/continue). Because it is giving a command, it uses the imperative form dur, making arayadur mean "you keep calling" or "continue calling."
Why do we use the imperative arayadur in the first half but the "let me" form getireyim in the second?
This is a common way to divide tasks in Turkish. You use a command for the other person's ongoing task (arayadur - "you keep calling"), and use the first-person optative/voluntative (getireyim - "let me bring") to state what you will simultaneously do in the meantime.
Both çilingir (locksmith) and para (money) have endings here. What is their function?
They both take the definite accusative case because they are specific direct objects. We add -i to make çilingiri (the specific locksmith you are calling) and the buffer -y- plus -ı to make parayı (the specific money I am bringing).
Can arayadur also mean "keep searching"?
Yes! The verb aramak means both "to call (by phone)" and "to search". Context tells us which one fits best. If you lost your keys, Sen çilingiri arayadur could technically mean "You keep searching for the locksmith," though calling them on the phone is the much more natural scenario here.
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