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Breakdown of İmzanı atarak onay vermiş olursun.
olmak
to be
-arak
by
imza atmak
to sign
onay vermek
to give approval
Questions & Answers about İmzanı atarak onay vermiş olursun.
What does the suffix -arak in atarak do?
It’s an adverbial participle meaning “by doing” or “through doing.” It links an action to the way/result of another action.
- From atmak (to put/affix/throw) → atarak “by putting/affixing.”
- It follows vowel harmony: -arak/-erek (e.g., yazarak, gelerek).
- It often implies simultaneity or means: “By signing, …”
Why is it imzanı and not just imza?
Because it’s “your signature” and it’s a definite direct object.
- imza = “signature” (indefinite); with transitive verbs, indefinite objects typically have no accusative.
- imzanı = imza (signature) + 2nd person possessive (-ın) + accusative (-ı): “your signature (as a specific object).”
- Compare: imza at “sign (something)” vs imzanı at “put your signature.”
Could I say imzayı atarak instead of imzanı atarak?
Yes, it’s common and natural. imzayı is “the signature” (definite accusative) without the possessive. In direct address, imzanı highlights that it’s your signature; imzayı is more neutral. Both are widely used idiomatically: imzayı attım / imzamı attım “I signed.”
What exactly does onay vermiş olursun express?
The pattern -miş ol- expresses a resultant/culminated effect: “you will have (in effect) given approval.” It often means “it counts as having done X.”
- Morphology: ver-miş ol-ur-sun = give + perfect (-miş) + be + aorist + 2sg.
- It’s not reporting hearsay here; it states the consequence of the preceding action.
Why not just say onay verirsin?
You can. onay verirsin (aorist) is simpler and can mean “you approve/you’ll approve.” But onay vermiş olursun emphasizes the result/status achieved by the act (“you end up having approved”), which is typical in instructions, disclaimers, and UIs to spell out the consequence.
Can I use onaylamak instead of onay vermek?
Yes. onaylamak = “to approve,” onay vermek = “to give approval.” Both are fine.
- Possible rewrite: İmzanı atarak onaylamış olursun.
- Slight nuance: onaylamak often sounds a bit more formal/administrative and usually takes an explicit object (e.g., metni onaylamak).
What about saying onay vermiş sayılırsın?
That’s also common, especially in legal/official language, and means “you are deemed to have given approval.”
- Formal variant: İmzanızı atarak onay vermiş sayılırsınız.
- -miş sayılmak strongly conveys an official consequence/assumption.
Where is the subject “you”? Why isn’t sen used?
Turkish is pro-drop: the verb ending -sun already marks 2nd person singular. Sen can be added for emphasis or contrast:
- (Sen) imzanı atarak onay vermiş olursun.
How would I make this polite/formal?
Use the 2nd person plural/polite forms:
- İmzanızı atarak onay vermiş olursunuz.
- Even more formal/legal: İmzanızı atarak onay vermiş sayılırsınız.
Can I change the word order?
Yes, but the given order is the most natural. The -arak clause (means/manner) typically precedes the main clause. You could say:
- Onay vermiş olursun, imzanı atarak. (possible, slightly marked) Keeping İmzanı atarak first reads more smoothly.
Does imza atmak literally mean “to throw a signature”? How does atmak work here?
Literally, atmak is “to throw/put.” In many set phrases it means “to affix/apply,” so imza atmak is the idiomatic way to say “to sign.” It’s extremely common and fully standard.
Could I replace imzanı atarak with a form of imzalamak?
Yes:
- Belgeyi imzalayarak onay vermiş olursun. (“by signing the document…”)
- If the object is understood, just İmzalayarak onay vermiş olursun is acceptable, though imza atarak is idiomatic and very common in prompts/instructions.
How would I express the negative idea (“by not signing, you haven’t given approval”)?
More natural options:
- Conditional: İmzanı atmazsan onay vermemiş olursun.
- Legalistic: İmzanızı atmazsanız onay vermemiş sayılırsınız. Using atmayarak is grammatically possible but sounds awkward in this context.
What’s the difference between -arak and -ınca/-ince here?
- -arak = “by/through doing (means or manner).” Emphasizes the act as the means that leads to the result.
- -ınca/-ince = “when/once (time).” Emphasizes timing/condition. Examples:
- İmzanı atarak onay vermiş olursun. (By signing, you will have approved.)
- İmzanı atınca onay vermiş olursun. (Once you sign, you will have approved.)
Why olursun and not olacaksın?
Both are possible:
- olursun (aorist) states a general rule or immediate consequence (“you end up …”), common in instructions.
- olacaksın (future) points to a specific future outcome and can sound a bit more predictive or emphatic: … onay vermiş olacaksın.
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