Breakdown of Düzenli çalışma disiplini arttırır.
düzenli
regular
çalışma
the work
arttırmak
to increase
disiplin
the discipline
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Questions & Answers about Düzenli çalışma disiplini arttırır.
What does düzenli çalışma mean?
düzenli means “regular” and çalışma can mean “work” or “study.” Together, düzenli çalışma is “regular work” or “regular study,” depending on context.
Why is there no article (a/the) in Turkish?
Turkish has no direct equivalents of English a or the. Indefiniteness can be implied, or you can add bir (“a/one”) when you want to make it explicit, but often it’s simply omitted.
Why is düzenli placed before çalışma?
In Turkish, adjectives come before the nouns they modify. There’s no linking verb like “is” here—düzenli directly describes çalışma.
Why does disiplin take the suffix -i?
The -i marks the accusative case for a definite object. Since “discipline” is the thing being increased (a definite object), it needs -i: disiplini.
What’s the difference between artmak and arttırmak?
• artmak (intransitive): “to increase” (something increases on its own)
• arttırmak (causative): “to make something increase”
In your sentence, you’re causing discipline to increase, so you use arttırmak, and the simple present form is arttırır.
Why does the verb arttırır come at the end?
Turkish follows a Subject–Object–Verb (SOV) structure. The verb almost always appears at the end of a neutral sentence.
Can we add bir before çalışma, and what difference does that make?
Yes. düzenli bir çalışma literally means “a regular study/work session.” Adding bir makes it explicitly “one/any regular session,” but leaving bir out simply speaks about the concept in general.
Why is çalışma singular instead of plural?
Here you refer to the general habit or concept of “regular studying.” Abstract or habitual actions often remain in the singular form.
How do you pronounce the double tt in arttırır?
Double consonants in Turkish (geminates) are held slightly longer. So you pause very briefly between the first t and the second t, making it sound more forceful than a single t.
Can the word order change for emphasis?
Yes. You can front-focus the object or subject, but the verb still tends to stay last. For example:
• Disiplini düzenli çalışma arttırır. (Emphasis on discipline)
• Düzenli çalışma disiplini arttırır. (Neutral)