Haftalık bütçe yaparak tasarruf etmeyi öğrenebilirsin.

to make

Breakdown of Haftalık bütçe yaparak tasarruf etmeyi öğrenebilirsin.

• öğrenmek: to learn
• bütçe: the budget
• haftalık: weekly

Questions & Answers about Haftalık bütçe yaparak tasarruf etmeyi öğrenebilirsin.

What does the suffix -arak in yaparak express in this sentence?

The -arak suffix is the “gerundial” or “adverbial” form meaning “by doing” or “through doing.” Here, yaparak comes from yapmak (“to make/do”) and means “by making” (i.e. “by making a weekly budget”). It shows the means or method.

Why is tasarruf followed by etmek (instead of standing alone)?

Tasarruf is a noun meaning “saving(s).” To turn it into a verb “to save,” Turkish typically uses etmek (“to do/make”). So tasarruf etmek literally means “to do savings,” i.e. “to save.”

Why is it tasarruf etmeyi (with -yi) instead of just tasarruf etme?

The -yi is the accusative/definite object marker. Öğrenmek (“to learn”) takes a noun or verbal noun as its direct object, so “learning saving” becomes tasarruf etmeyi öğrenmek. In the sentence, the whole verbal noun tasarruf etmeyi is what you can learn.

How is öğrenebilirsin formed? Can you break it down?

Öğrenebilirsin = öğren- + abil- + -ir + -sin
• öğren- = root “learn”
• -ebil- = ability/possibility suffix “can”
• -ir = aorist/neutral tense marker
• -sin = 2nd person singular ending “you”
Altogether: “you can learn.”

Why do we use (“you can learn”) instead of simply (“you learn”)?