merhaba!
I've found an exercise and although I could solve it by the help of logics, I would appreciate further explanations regarding the -arak/erek form of the verb.

Please find the exercise below:
for a,b,c,d,e,f one of the i,ii,iii,iv,v,vi must match

a)Agzini kapayarak
b)Aynaya bakarak
c)Konusarak ve okuyarak
d)Parayi sayarak
e)Plajda yatarak
f)Yuzerek

i)cebine koydu
ii)Turkce pratik yap
iii)spor yapar
iv)makyaj yapti
v)tatilimi geciririm
vi)ye!

tesekkur ederim.
julia

Thank you very much for the explanations and I appologize for asking explanations which have already been given, but ..... repeating cannot cause any damage

So are the followings correct?:

f)- iii): Yuzerek spor yapar= He/she takes sports while swimming.
e)- v): Plajda yatarak tatilimi geciririm= I spend my holliday sleeping on the beach.
c)- ii): Konusarak ve okuyarak Turkce pratik yap= By speaking and by reading practise Turkish.
b)- iv): Aynaya bakarak makyaj yapti= She did her makeup while looking into the mirror.

I look forward to your help for a) and d)
Thank you.
julia

Agzini kapayarak ye!

eat by opening your mouth

Parayi sayarak cebine koydu

counting the money he she put in pocket




:-S i dont think its right but its early in the morning well thats my excuse

The -arak/-erek suffix generally is used to say how some action happened. If you translate them literally you might get some strange English. I'd say "eat[chew] with your mouth closed." In other words eat, closing your mouth. I spent my holiday lying on the beach. He exercises by swimming. All these verbs with -arak desribe how the other action happened. "Çok utanarak diyorum ki..." "Being very embarassed, I say", in other words, "I say with embarassment that..." (Or in more "real" English, "I'm ashamed to say that..."

Another interesting use of -arak/-erek is with the verb olmak > olarak. This is a very useful word, which helps to describe actions when you want to use an adjective. I.e. it practically makes an adverb. "Çok dikkatlı olarak pencereyi açtı." "He opened the window very carefully." (Being very careful....)

It also has idiomatic use, as in "Tatlı olarak neler var?" "What do you have in the way of sweets?"

"Yabancı olarak Türkçeyi çok zor bulduğumu diyebilirim"
"As a foreigner, I can say I found Turkish very difficult."

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