Öğrenciler hata yaptıkça deneyimle birlikte öğrenme gerçekleşir.

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Questions & Answers about Öğrenciler hata yaptıkça deneyimle birlikte öğrenme gerçekleşir.

What does the suffix -dikçe in hata yaptıkça mean and how is it formed?

-dikçe is a temporal suffix meaning “as/whenever/each time.” You form it by taking the verb stem, adding the past-tense marker -t- plus a vowel (for vowel harmony), then -kça. For yap- (“to do/make”):

  1. yap (stem) + -tı (past) → yaptı
    • -kçayaptıkça
      Variations by vowel harmony: -dıkça, -dikçe, -dukça, -dükçe.
What’s the difference between the suffixes -dikçe, -dığında, and -ınca?

All three create time clauses, but with different nuances:
-dikçe (“as long as/each time”): repeated or progressive condition.
-dığında (“when”): a simple time point or specific occasion.
-ınca (“once/when”): often implies immediacy right after the action.
Examples:

  • Hata yaptıkça → “As they make mistakes…”
  • Hata yaptıklarında → “When they make mistakes (at those moments)…”
  • Hata yapınca → “Once they make a mistake, …”
What case is deneyimle and what do -le and birlikte add to deneyimle birlikte?
Deneyimle is in the instrumental case (marked by -le) meaning “with experience.” Birlikte means “together.” So deneyimle birlikte = “together with (their) experience.” You could also say deneyimle beraber (“with/along with”) or simply deneyimle, but birlikte/ beraber emphasizes the accompaniment.
Why is öğrenme used as a noun with gerçekleşir, and could I say öğrenciler ... öğrenirler instead?

Öğrenme is a verbal noun (gerund), so the sentence structure is “Learning occurs.”

  • Subject: öğrenme (“learning” as a concept)
  • Verb: gerçekleşir (“takes place/occurs”)
    This casts learning as an event rather than a direct action by students.
    A more active alternative is:
    Öğrenciler hata yaptıkça deneyimle birlikte öğrenirler.
    (“Students learn as they make mistakes together with experience.”)
What does gerçekleşir mean? Is it passive voice?

Gerçekleşmek is an intransitive verb meaning “to occur,” “to take place.”

  • Gerçekleşir is 3rd person singular simple present (“it occurs”).
    It is not the passive voice of another verb; it simply describes that something happens.
Why is the simple present tense (gerçekleşir) used instead of the progressive (gerçekleşiyor)?
In Turkish, simple present often expresses general truths or habitual facts. Here the sentence states a general principle (“Learning occurs…”), so gerçekleşir is appropriate. Use gerçekleşiyor only for ongoing, specific events happening right now.
Is a comma required after hata yaptıkça?

In Turkish, commas before subordinate clauses are optional and based on style/readability.
You can write either:

  • Hata yaptıkça, deneyimle birlikte öğrenme gerçekleşir.
  • Hata yaptıkça deneyimle birlikte öğrenme gerçekleşir.
    Both are correct; adding a comma can clarify longer sentences.
How can I say “the more mistakes they make, the more they learn” in Turkish?

Use the ne kadar ... o kadar ... construction:
Öğrenciler ne kadar çok hata yaparsa, o kadar çok öğrenirler.
Literally: “The more mistakes students make, the more they learn.”
Or keep the -dikçe style with quantifiers:
Öğrenciler hata yaptıkça daha çok öğrenme gerçekleşir.