bulunnmamakla

Bulunmamakla is a Turkish linguistic form that is rarely used and not part of standard everyday Turkish. It is an instrumental or adverbial participle derived from the negative form of the verb bulunmak (to be found) and is sometimes encountered in literary, philosophical, or analytical prose. In standard Turkish orthography the common spelling is bulunmamakla; a frequent misspelling you may see is bulunnmamakla with an extra n.

Etymology and morphology: The base verb is bulunmak; its negation is bulunmamak (to not be found). The suffix -la (or -le, with assimilation) attaches to form bulunmamakla, yielding a sense akin to “by not being found” or “with not being found.” This construction exemplifies how Turkish can combine negation with an instrumental or manner marker to specify how an action is performed. In regular usage, bulunmamakla is considered uncommon and stylistically marked, and in many contexts it may be rephrased with more common alternatives.

Usage and context: Because bulunmamakla is a marginal form, it appears mainly in theoretical discussions of Turkish grammar or in poetry and prose that aims to articulate precise modal or epistemic nuances. In normal prose, writers typically avoid this construction and use other expressions to convey a similar idea, such as subordinate clauses or other instrumental phrases that describe the manner of not being found.

See also: Turkish grammar; negation in Turkish; participles; Turkish suffixes and instrumental constructions.