Breakdown of Ustalık deneyim ve sabırla kazanılır.
ve
and
deneyim
the experience
-la
with
sabır
the patience
ustalık
the mastery
kazanılmak
to be gained
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Questions & Answers about Ustalık deneyim ve sabırla kazanılır.
What does Ustalık mean and how is it formed?
Ustalık means “mastery” or “expertise.” It is formed from the noun usta (“master”) plus the noun-forming suffix -lık, which creates an abstract quality.
Why is there no article like “the” or “a” before Ustalık?
Turkish does not use articles. Nouns stand alone, and definiteness or indefiniteness is understood from context.
What does deneyim mean and what role does it play in the sentence?
Deneyim means “experience.” In the sentence it functions as part of the instrumental phrase “with experience and patience,” sharing the case marking on sabır.
What does the suffix -la in sabırla indicate?
The suffix -la is the instrumental case marker, translating as “with.” So sabırla means “with patience.”
Why is -la only attached to sabır and not to deneyim?
When two nouns share the same case, Turkish often attaches the case suffix only to the last noun. Deneyim ve sabırla is understood as “with experience and patience.”
Why is it sabırla and not sabırle?
Turkish vowel harmony dictates that the instrumental suffix is -la after back vowels (a, ı, o, u) and -le after front vowels (e, i, ö, ü). The vowel in sabır is ı, a back vowel, so it takes -la.
Why is the verb kazanılır in the passive form?
Kazanılır is the passive aorist form of kazanmak (“to gain” or “to earn”). The suffix -ıl makes it passive, and -ır indicates the aorist (general/habitual) aspect: “is gained.”
Why is there no explicit subject in this sentence?
In Turkish passive constructions, the agent is often omitted when the action is a general truth or the agent is unspecified. Here it reads “Mastery is gained through experience and patience,” with no named subject.
Can the word order be changed? For example, Deneyim ve sabırla ustalık kazanılır?
Yes. Turkish allows flexible word order for emphasis or style. Deneyim ve sabırla ustalık kazanılır is equally correct and still conveys the same meaning.
How do you pronounce Ustalık?
It’s pronounced [us-ta-LIK], with stress on the second syllable ta. The final ı is a high back unrounded vowel.