Benziyorlar

Benziyorlar is a Turkish verb form meaning “they resemble” or “they look like.” It is the third-person plural present tense form of the verb benzemek, which means to resemble. The base is benze-, with the present tense marker -yor and the plural suffix -lar, reflecting Turkish’s agglutinative structure.

Usage and meaning: Benziyorlar is used to express that subjects resemble or look like something else. It can denote mutual resemblance or comparison to another object or person. In many cases the sentence uses birbirine to signal reciprocity, as in birbirlerine benziyorlar (they resemble each other). It can also compare one thing to another with a dative form, such as X, Y’ye benziyor (X resembles Y).

Examples:

- İkiz kardeşler birbirlerine benziyorlar. (The twin brothers resemble each other.)

- Bu iki ev birbirine benziyor. (These two houses look alike.)

Negation and related forms:

- Benzemiyorlar means they do not resemble.

- Past or other tenses are formed with the appropriate tense suffixes on benzemek, e.g., benzecektir (will resemble) or benziyorlardı (they used to resemble), depending on the context.

Notes:

- Benze- is the root, and Turkish suffixes convey tense, aspect, and agreement. The word is common in everyday Turkish when describing appearances or similarities among people, objects, or situations.

Related terms:

- benzemek (to resemble)

- benzetmek (to compare or imitate)