Breakdown of Beden dilini çözümlemeden duramıyorum; görünen o ki benden bir şeyler saklıyor.
bir
a / an
o
that / he / she / it
ben
I
durmak
to stop, to stand
Questions & Answers about Beden dilini çözümlemeden duramıyorum; görünen o ki benden bir şeyler saklıyor.
How does görünen o ki literally translate, and how does it function here?
It literally means 'the thing that appears is that...'. It is formed by the substantivized participle görünen (the appearing thing) plus the pronoun o (that/it) and the conjunction ki (that). We use this structure to express a conclusion based on observation, meaning 'it seems that' or 'it looks like'.
How does çözümlemeden duramıyorum mean 'I cannot help but analyze'?
The structure -meden duramamak literally translates to 'to not be able to stand/stop without doing something'. Here, çözümlemeden means 'without analyzing', and duramıyorum means 'I cannot stop'. Together, they form the standard Turkish idiom for 'I cannot help but do something' or 'I cannot stop myself from doing something'.
Why is there an extra -ni at the end of beden dilini?
Beden dili (body language) is a noun compound. Because it is the definite direct object of the verb çözümlemek (to analyze), it must take the accusative case. We add the buffer consonant -n- followed by the accusative suffix -i, resulting in beden dilini.
Why use the plural bir şeyler instead of just bir şey?