Siz bulaşık makinesini kullanarak zaman kazanabilirsiniz.

to use

Breakdown of Siz bulaşık makinesini kullanarak zaman kazanabilirsiniz.

• zaman: the time
• siz: you
• bulaşık makinesi: the dishwasher

Questions & Answers about Siz bulaşık makinesini kullanarak zaman kazanabilirsiniz.

What is the literal meaning of bulaşık makinesi and how does it become bulaşık makinesini?

bulaşık means dishes + makine means machine → “dish machine” = dishwasher.
To mark it as the definite direct object, Turkish adds:
1) the 3rd person singular possessive suffix -si (→ its machine)
2) the accusative suffix -ni (→ the machine)
Result: makine + si + ni = makinesini.

Why is the suffix -arak used on kullanarak instead of the infinitive kullanmak?

The gerundial suffix -arak/-erek means “by doing X”.

• kullanarak = “by using”, showing the means (“by using the dishwasher, you save time”).
• The bare infinitive kullanmak = “to use” (no “by means of” nuance).

Why is it -arak (with a) and not -erek?

Turkish vowel harmony applies: since the last vowel in kullan- is a, you pick the back-vowel form -arak. Roots with e would take -erek.

How do you form kazanabilirsiniz, and what nuance does it carry?