Breakdown of Fotoğrafları dijitalleştirerek dijital arşive kaydettim.
fotoğraf
the photograph
kaydetmek
to save
-e
to
-erek
by
Questions & Answers about Fotoğrafları dijitalleştirerek dijital arşive kaydettim.
What do the parts of fotoğrafları (fotoğraf + -lar + -ı) mean?
- fotoğraf = “photo”
- -lar = plural suffix (“photos”)
- -ı = accusative (definite direct object)
So fotoğrafları means “the photos” as the object of the verb.
How is dijitalleştirerek formed, and what does it mean?
It comes from three elements:
1) dijital (“digital”)
2) -leştir (causative suffix meaning “make into”)
3) -erek (gerundial suffix, see next question)
Together dijitalleştirerek means “by digitizing” or “after digitizing.”
What does the suffix -erek indicate here?
The -erek suffix is a zarf-fiil (adverbial participle) that:
- Links actions, often indicating means or manner (“by …ing”)
- Suggests that the main action happens as a result of or while doing the first action
In our sentence it shows kaydetmek happened “by digitizing.”
Why is there an -e at the end of arşive?
The -e is the dative case marker in Turkish. It indicates direction or target, so dijital arşive means “to the digital archive.”