Word
Ben raporu tarayıcı yardımıyla tarıyorum.
Meaning
I am scanning the report with the help of a scanner.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Ben raporu tarayıcı yardımıyla tarıyorum.
ben
I
rapor
the report
tarayıcı
the scanner
taramak
to scan
Questions & Answers about Ben raporu tarayıcı yardımıyla tarıyorum.
How is tarıyorum constructed? What do the parts tara, -yor, and -um mean?
Morphological breakdown:
- tara-: verb stem from taramak (“to scan”)
- -yor: present continuous/progressive tense marker (“am/is/are …ing”)
- -um: first person singular suffix (“I”)
Combined, tarıyorum = “I am scanning.”
What does tarayıcı mean and how is it formed?
tarayıcı means “scanner” (the device). It’s formed from the verb stem tara- (“to scan”) + the agent-noun suffix -cı (vowel-harmonized to -yıcı here). The suffix makes a noun denoting the doer of the action—in this case, the machine that scans.
Why is yardımıyla used for “with the help of” and how is it built?
yardımıyla consists of:
- yardım = “help”
- -ı = third person singular possessive (“its help”)
- -yla = instrumental suffix (“with”)
Together, yardımıyla = “with the help of.”
Could I say tarayıcı ile tarıyorum instead of tarayıcı yardımıyla tarıyorum? What’s the difference?