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Şöyle ki, bu mekanik rutin yüzünden yavaş yavaş robotlaştığını hissediyorsun.
Meaning
Namely, you feel that you are slowly becoming robotic because of this mechanical routine.
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Breakdown of Şöyle ki, bu mekanik rutin yüzünden yavaş yavaş robotlaştığını hissediyorsun.
bu
this
yavaş
slow, slowly
hissetmek
to feel
ki
that (conjunction) / so... that
Questions & Answers about Şöyle ki, bu mekanik rutin yüzünden yavaş yavaş robotlaştığını hissediyorsun.
How does the word robotlaştığını break down to mean "that you are becoming robotic"?
It has several layers of suffixes: robot (robot) + laş (to become) + tığ (a softened form of the -dık participle, creating a noun clause) + ın (your, indicating you are the one becoming) + ı (accusative case, marking it as the direct object of hissediyorsun). Literally, it means "you feel your fact-of-becoming-a-robot."
How does the suffix -laş work in robotlaşmak?
The -laş (or -leş) suffix attaches to nouns or adjectives to mean "to become" that thing. Here, robot becomes robotlaşmak (to become a robot or become robotic). You will also see this in common words like iyileşmek (to get better) or güzelleşmek (to become beautiful).
What is the exact role of şöyle ki at the beginning of the sentence?
Şöyle ki is a common discourse marker meaning "namely," "here is the thing," or "let me explain." It is used when you are about to elaborate on a statement you just made in a previous sentence. The conjunction ki acts as a bridge introducing your explanation.
Could I use için instead of yüzünden to mean "because of" in this sentence?