Akşam yemek yaparak günün stresini atıyorum.

(I relieve the day’s stress by cooking dinner in the evening.)

Breakdown of Akşam yemek yaparak günün stresini atıyorum.

• gün: the day
• yapmak: to make
• akşam: evening
• stres: the stress

Questions & Answers about Akşam yemek yaparak günün stresini atıyorum.

What is the function of the suffix -arak in yaparak?

-arak (or -erek after e-vowels) is the Turkish verbal adverb (zarf-fiil) suffix. It turns a verb into an adverbial form that indicates “by doing” or “while doing.” So yaparak means “by doing/making” (here, “by cooking”).

Why is yaparak used instead of yapıyorum?

Yapıyorum is the simple present continuous (“I am cooking”). Yaparak expresses the means or method: “I relieve stress by cooking.” You need -arak to show that cooking is the way you let go of stress, not just a stand-alone action.

Why isn’t there an accusative suffix (-i) on yemek?

In Turkish, only definite, specific direct objects take the accusative (-ı/-i/-u/-ü). Here “akşam yemek yapıyorum” means “I cook dinner” in a general sense (indefinite). It’s “dinner” as a concept, not a particular meal you’ve mentioned before, so no accusative suffix appears.

What role does akşam play at the beginning of the sentence?

Akşam is a time adverbial (“in the evening”). Turkish often places time expressions at the start. So “Akşam yemek yaparak…” means “In the evening, by cooking…”

Why is günün in the genitive case?