Learn Hardcore Turkish: Yetişkin sorumluluk alıyor ve düzenli çalışıyor. - The adult takes responsibility and works regularly.

In this sentence, yetişkin means "adult." Although yetişkin can be used as both an adjective and a noun in Turkish, here it functions as the subject of the sentence, effectively serving as a noun.

How is the phrase sorumluluk alıyor constructed, and what does it mean in English?

Sorumluluk translates to "responsibility," and alıyor is the third person singular form of the verb almak ("to take"). When combined, sorumluluk alıyor idiomatically means "takes responsibility."

What tense are the verbs alıyor and çalışıyor, and what does that imply about the actions?

Both alıyor (from almak) and çalışıyor (from çalışmak) use the -ıyor suffix, which forms the present continuous tense in Turkish. This tense is used to indicate actions happening now or actions that occur habitually—in this context, it suggests that the adult habitually takes responsibility and works regularly.

What role does düzenli play in the sentence, and what is its meaning?

Düzenli means "regularly" or "systematically." It functions as an adverb here by modifying çalışıyor to describe the manner in which the adult works—indicating that the work is done in an organized or consistent way.

Why isn’t an additional subject pronoun repeated before the second verb (çalışıyor)?

In Turkish, the subject is usually stated only once because verb conjugations clearly indicate the subject. Since yetişkin is already established at the beginning, it applies to both verbs alıyor and çalışıyor, making an additional subject pronoun unnecessary.

How does the conjunction ve function in this sentence?

Ve translates to "and" in English. It connects the two verb phrases—sorumluluk alıyor and düzenli çalışıyor—which share the same subject. This conjunction helps combine both actions into a single, coherent sentence.