Breakdown of Elleri titriyor; görünen o ki yakalandı.
o
that / he / she / it
el
hand
titremek
to tremble / to shake
ki
that (conjunction) / so... that
Questions & Answers about Elleri titriyor; görünen o ki yakalandı.
How exactly does görünen o ki break down to mean 'it seems that'?
The phrase uses the structure taught in this lesson. Görünen is the present participle of görünmek (to seem or appear) acting as a noun, meaning 'that which appears.' The word o is the pronoun 'it' or 'that,' and ki acts as a conjunction linking to the conclusion. Literally, it translates to 'The thing appearing is that...' It is a natural way to state a deduction based on evidence.
The verb for 'to tremble' is titremek. Why is it spelled titriyor here?
This is a classic example of vowel narrowing. When the progressive tense suffix -iyor attaches to a verb stem ending in an unrounded vowel like -a or -e (here, titre-), that final vowel narrows. The -e in titremek narrows to an -i, resulting in titriyor rather than the incorrect titreyor.
How is yakalandı built from its root verb?
The root verb is yakalamak, meaning 'to catch.' Because the stem ends in a vowel, it takes the -n suffix to form the passive voice, becoming yakalanmak (to be caught). The final -dı is the standard simple past tense suffix, so yakalandı means 'he was caught.'
Could we just say Eller titriyor instead of Elleri titriyor?