Breakdown of Dikkat ederek yaz; küçük hatalar kalmasın.
küçük
small
yazmak
to write
kalmak
to remain
dikkat
the attention
Questions & Answers about Dikkat ederek yaz; küçük hatalar kalmasın.
What does the ending in ederek mean?
The suffix -erek/-arak makes a converb (zarf-fiil), meaning “by doing, while doing, in the manner of doing.” It links two actions with the same subject and expresses manner or simultaneity. Here, dikkat ederek = “by paying attention / carefully,” modifying yaz (“write”).
- Example: Koşarak geldi. “He came running.”
Why is it dikkat ederek and not just dikkatli yaz?
Both are fine, with small nuance differences:
- Dikkat ederek yaz: process-focused; “write, doing it with attention.”
- Dikkatli yaz or dikkatle yaz: shorter and very common; “write carefully/with care.”
- Dikkatlice yaz: also “write carefully.” Some find -ce adverbs a bit bookish in some cases, but it’s perfectly acceptable.
- A slightly different word: Özenle yaz = “write meticulously, with care.”
All convey “carefully”; choose based on style and flow.
How is ederek formed from dikkat etmek?
Turkish often uses a light-verb construction: a noun + etmek. The converb suffix attaches to the verb root et-:
- dikkat etmek → “to pay attention”
- et- + -erek → ederek
- Preceded by the noun: dikkat ederek = “by paying attention.”