İmzanı atarak onay vermiş olursun.

By signing, you give approval.

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.