Breakdown of Doktorun ilaç vermesine rağmen, hastanın göstermekte olduğu semptomlar kötüleşiyor.
doktor
doctor
olmak
to be
vermek
to give
göstermek
to show
Questions & Answers about Doktorun ilaç vermesine rağmen, hastanın göstermekte olduğu semptomlar kötüleşiyor.
How does the structure göstermekte olduğu translate to "that they are currently showing"?
This is a formal present continuous relative clause. It combines the continuous marker -mekte attached to göster (show), followed by olduğu. The word olduğu is made from olmak (to be) plus the object relative clause suffix -dık and the third-person possessive -u. Together, göstermekte olduğu semptomlar means "the symptoms that they are currently in the state of showing."
Why is the patient in the genitive case as hastanın here?
In Turkish object relative clauses, the "doer" of the action must take the genitive case. Since the patient is the one showing the symptoms, hasta becomes hastanın. This pairs with the possessive ending on olduğu to literally mean "the patient's currently-being-shown symptoms."
Why do we say vermesine rağmen instead of just vermek rağmen?
The postposition rağmen (despite) requires the preceding word to take the dative case (-e or -a). Because we want to say "despite the doctor giving," we turn the verb into a noun with the short infinitive -me. Then we add the third-person possessive -si (referring to the doctor), the buffer letter -n-, and finally the dative -e, giving us vermesine.