Breakdown of Uygulamaları güncellemeye gelince, bu büyük bir problem değil.
bu
this
bir
a / an
büyük
big
değil
not
problem
problem
uygulama
application
gelince
as for, when it comes to
güncellemek
to update
Questions & Answers about Uygulamaları güncellemeye gelince, bu büyük bir problem değil.
The lesson says to use a noun or pronoun before gelince. How are we using the verb güncellemek (to update) here?
To use a verb with the -(y)A gelince (as for / when it comes to) structure, you must first turn it into a verbal noun. Here, we use the short infinitive -mA suffix to make güncelleme (updating). Then we add the dative case -(y)e (with the buffer y) because gelince always requires the dative, giving us güncellemeye gelince.
Why does uygulamalar (applications) have the specific accusative ending -ı here?
The accusative -ı in uygulamaları is required by the verbal noun güncelleme (updating). Even though güncelleme acts like a noun in the sentence, it still retains its verb properties and takes a direct object. You are updating the specific applications, so they need the accusative case.
Does gelince actually mean "when it comes" in this context?
Yes, the literal translation perfectly matches the English idiom! It is formed from gel- (to come) and the time suffix -ince (when/upon doing). So -e gelince literally means "when it comes to...", which is used as a fixed topic-shifting marker meaning "as for."
Just to review, why is the phrase ordered as büyük bir problem instead of bir büyük problem?
In Turkish, when a noun has both a descriptive adjective (like büyük) and the indefinite article bir (a/an), the standard word order is Adjective + bir + Noun. Placing bir at the very beginning is a common mistake for English speakers.
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