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Büyükbabama gelince, internette araştırma yapmanın zahmetli olmadığını fark etmiyor.
Meaning
As for my grandfather, he doesn't realize that doing research on the internet is not laborious.
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Breakdown of Büyükbabama gelince, internette araştırma yapmanın zahmetli olmadığını fark etmiyor.
olmak
to be
fark etmek
to notice
internet
internet
araştırma yapmak
to do research
Questions & Answers about Büyükbabama gelince, internette araştırma yapmanın zahmetli olmadığını fark etmiyor.
How does büyükbabama gelince mean "as for my grandfather"? I've learned that gelince means "when arriving" or "when coming".
You're right about the literal meaning! The structure [Noun/Pronoun] + Dative case (-a/-e) + gelince literally translates to "when it comes to [noun]". It acts as a fixed phrase to shift the topic of conversation, which is why it's usually translated as "as for..." or "when it comes to..." in English.
Why is there a genitive suffix (-nın) on yapmanın (doing)?
It is the subject of the embedded "that" clause. In Turkish, when you create an object clause like "that doing research is not laborious," the subject of that specific action (araştırma yapma) takes the genitive case, and the participle (olmadığını) takes a possessive suffix. Think of it literally as "doing research's not being laborious".
What exactly are all the suffixes doing in olmadığını?
Let's break it down: ol (be) + -ma (negative) + -dık (participle turning the verb into a noun clause) + -ın (3rd person singular possessive, linking to yapmanın) + -ı (accusative case). The final -ı is required because this entire clause is the direct object of the verb fark etmiyor (he doesn't realize what?). Notice that the k in -dık softens to ğ because of the vowel that follows.