Ben çizimi serbest elle tamamlıyorum.

A quick breakdown:

• Ben = I
• çizimi = the drawing as the direct object
• serbest elle = freehand / with a free hand
• tamamlıyorum = I am completing / I am finishing

So the structure is:

subject + object + manner + verb

That is a very normal Turkish pattern, with the verb at the end.

You can usually leave it out.

Tamamlıyorum already means I am completing, because the -um ending shows first person singular.

So both of these work:

• Ben çizimi serbest elle tamamlıyorum.
• Çizimi serbest elle tamamlıyorum.

Including ben adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity, like:

• I’m the one completing it.
• As for me, I’m completing it freehand.

That -i is the accusative case marker.

In Turkish, a specific/definite direct object usually takes the accusative. So:

• çizim = a drawing / drawing in a general sense
• çizimi = the drawing or that specific drawing

Because the sentence is talking about a particular drawing that is being completed, çizimi is used.

The main difference is specificity.

• çizim = a drawing, drawing in general
• çizimi = the drawing, a specific drawing

Compare:

• Bir çizim tamamlıyorum. = I am completing a drawing.
• Çizimi tamamlıyorum. = I am completing the drawing.

Since Turkish has no word exactly like English the, the accusative often helps show that kind of meaning.

It means freehand.

Literally:

• serbest = free
• elle = with the hand

Together, serbest elle means doing something by hand without a tool like a ruler, guide, or template.

In a drawing context, it means the drawing is being completed freehand.

Both are related.

Turkish has a word ile, which means with / by means of. Very often, it gets attached to the noun as a suffix:

• el ile = with the hand
• elle = by hand / with the hand

So elle is the shortened, attached form.

Because el already ends in l, adding -le gives elle.

Not exactly.

• elle = by hand, manually
• serbest elle = freehand

So elle can simply mean you are using your hand rather than a machine or tool.

But serbest elle specifically suggests without a ruler, tracing, or guide.

In drawing, that difference matters.

It is the present continuous (also called the progressive).

It means:

• I am completing
• I’m finishing

The form is:

• verb stem + -iyor / -ıyor / -uyor / -üyor
  • personal ending

Here:

• tamamla- = to complete
• tamamlıyor- = is completing
• tamamlıyorum = I am completing

Because verbs ending in -a or -e change when the present continuous suffix is added.

With tamamla-, the final a does not stay as it is before -yor. The form becomes:

• tamamla- → tamamlıyor- → tamamlıyorum

This is a normal pattern in Turkish:

• başla- → başlıyorum
• anla- → anlıyorum
• tamamla- → tamamlıyorum

So this is something you mainly need to learn as a conjugation pattern.

Yes. Turkish word order is flexible, although the verb usually stays at the end.

Your sentence is fine, but other orders are possible depending on emphasis:

• Çizimi serbest elle tamamlıyorum. = more neutral
• Serbest elle çizimi tamamlıyorum. = emphasizes the method
• Ben çizimi serbest elle tamamlıyorum. = emphasizes I

So changing the order does not necessarily change the basic meaning, but it can change focus.

Because Turkish is normally an SOV language:

• Subject – Object – Verb

That means Turkish often puts the main verb at the end of the clause.

So:

• Ben = subject
• çizimi = object
• tamamlıyorum = verb

English usually prefers SVO, but Turkish usually prefers SOV.

Often yes, but the nuance is a little different.

• tamamlamak = to complete
• bitirmek = to finish

In many contexts they are very close:

• Çizimi tamamlıyorum.
• Çizimi bitiriyorum.

Both can work.

But tamamlamak can sound a little more like bringing something to completion, while bitirmek can sound a little more like finishing it off. In everyday use, though, they are frequently interchangeable.

No, Turkish does not have articles exactly like English a and the.

Instead, Turkish often shows those meanings in other ways:

• bir can mean a / one
• the accusative can help show a specific object, often like English the

So in this sentence, çizimi suggests the drawing rather than just a drawing.