Breakdown of Saçını kestirdikten sonra kadın nasıl da gençleşmiş!
kadın
woman
saç
hair
nasıl
how
sonra
after
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
kestirmek
to have cut
gençleşmek
to rejuvenate
Questions & Answers about Saçını kestirdikten sonra kadın nasıl da gençleşmiş!
What does nasıl da add to the sentence, and is it a question?
It is not a question! Adding da after the question word nasıl turns it into an exclamatory intensifier meaning "how much!" or "just look at how!". It expresses strong emotion or surprise. Without da, kadın nasıl gençleşmiş? would be a literal question: "How did the woman get younger?"
Why does the sentence use kestirdikten instead of kestikten?
Kestirmek is the causative form of kesmek (to cut). You use it when you have someone else do the action for you. If it were kestikten sonra, it would mean she cut her own hair. Kestirdikten sonra means "after having her hair cut" (presumably by a hairdresser).
Why is the verb gençleşmiş using the -miş past tense instead of the definite -di past?
In Turkish, the -miş past tense is not just for hearsay; it is also used to express surprise or noticing a sudden change in state that you have just perceived. Since the speaker is exclaiming how much younger the woman looks right at the moment of seeing her, -miş perfectly captures that "Wow, I just realized!" feeling.
How is the verb gençleşmiş formed?
The suffix -leş (or -laş) is added to adjectives or nouns to create a verb meaning "to become [that thing]". Here, the adjective genç (young) gets the suffix to become gençleşmek (to become young, or to rejuvenate).
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