Learn Turkish: Banyoyu batırdıkları yetmiyormuş gibi, bütün evi işkence odasına çevirdiler. - As if it weren't enough that they ruined the bathroom, they turned the whole house into a torture room.

Word

Banyoyu batırdıkları yetmiyormuş gibi, bütün evi işkence odasına çevirdiler.

Meaning

As if it weren't enough that they ruined the bathroom, they turned the whole house into a torture room.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Turkish

Lesson

As if it weren't enough (-dIğI yetmiyormuş gibi)

Breakdown of Banyoyu batırdıkları yetmiyormuş gibi, bütün evi işkence odasına çevirdiler.

Questions & Answers about Banyoyu batırdıkları yetmiyormuş gibi, bütün evi işkence odasına çevirdiler.

How is the 'as if it weren't enough' structure formed in this sentence?

We start with the verb batırmak (to ruin/mess up) and add the participle -dık followed by the third-person plural possessive -ları to make batırdıkları (the fact that they ruined). We then add yetmiyormuş gibi (as if it weren't enough) right after it to complete the structure.

The lesson also mentions 'yetmezmiş gibi'. Could we use that here instead of 'yetmiyormuş gibi'?

Yes, absolutely. Both yetmiyormuş gibi (using the present continuous -yor) and yetmezmiş gibi (using the negative aorist -mez) mean 'as if it weren't enough.' They are virtually interchangeable here, though yetmiyormuş can sometimes emphasize the immediate, ongoing feeling of grievance.

I thought the verb 'batırmak' meant 'to sink'. Why is it translated as 'ruined' here?

While batırmak literally means 'to sink' or 'to submerge', in colloquial Turkish it is very commonly used to mean 'to make a huge mess of', 'to soil', or 'to ruin' a place or situation. In this case, it means they completely trashed the bathroom.

Why does 'işkence odasına' end with '-sına' instead of just '-a'?