Word
Sözleri beden diliyle örtüşmüyor; anlaşılan o ki bizi yanıltmak istiyor.
Meaning
His words do not match his body language; it is understood that he wants to mislead us.
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Breakdown of Sözleri beden diliyle örtüşmüyor; anlaşılan o ki bizi yanıltmak istiyor.
o
that / he / she / it
biz
we
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
beden
size (clothing)
Questions & Answers about Sözleri beden diliyle örtüşmüyor; anlaşılan o ki bizi yanıltmak istiyor.
How does the structure anlaşılan o ki work in this sentence?
This combines the passive verb anlaşılmak (to be understood) with the participle suffix -an, creating a substantivized adjective: "the thing that is understood". Adding o ki makes it an evidential cleft phrase meaning "The understood thing is that..." or "Apparently...". You use this structure to state a logical conclusion based on evidence—in this case, deducing his intent from his mismatched body language.
Which word triggers the -(y)le suffix in beden diliyle?
The verb örtüşmek (to overlap, to match) requires it. In Turkish, things don't just match; they match with something. Therefore, the noun compound beden dili (body language) takes the instrumental suffix -(y)le (with) to become beden diliyle.
What is the root of the verb yanıltmak, and how does the -t change its meaning?
The root is yanılmak, which means "to be mistaken" or "to get something wrong." The -t is a causative suffix. Adding it changes the verb to "to cause someone to be mistaken"—which gives us the meaning "to mislead" or "to deceive".
Could sözleri mean something other than "his words" here?