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### The Proportion Converb (-dIkçA)

To express that an action continues over time or changes in proportion to another action—like saying "as long as," "as," or "the more... the more..." in English—Turkish uses the converb suffix `-dIkçA`.

You create this form by attaching the suffix directly to the verb stem. 

| Verb Stem | Suffix | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| al- (to take) | -dıkça | aldıkça | as long as (one) takes / the more (one) takes |
| bil- (to know) | -dikçe | bildikçe | as long as (one) knows / the more (one) knows |
| konuş- (to talk) | -tukça | konuştukça | as long as (one) talks / the more (one) talks |
| yüzleş- (to face) | -tikçe | yüzleştikçe | as long as (one) faces / the more (one) faces |

This suffix follows 4-way vowel harmony, appearing as `-dıkça`, `-dikçe`, `-dukça`, or `-dükçe`. Additionally, if the verb stem ends in a voiceless consonant (ç, f, h, k, p, s, ş, t), consonant mutation occurs and the `d` hardens into a `t` (`-tıkça`, `-tikçe`, `-tukça`, `-tükçe`).

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### No Tense or Personal Markers

Because `-dIkçA` functions purely as an adverb of time and proportion, it never takes personal suffixes or tense markers itself. 

The person performing the action and the time frame of the sentence (past, present, or future) are determined entirely by the main verb at the end of the sentence.

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This structure works exactly the same way whether the subjects of the two actions are the same or different. When the subjects are different, the two actions simply scale together as they happen.

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### Describing Gradual Growth

This grammar pattern is extremely common when discussing mental health, therapy, and personal development, because it naturally expresses gradual, ongoing change.

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As long as (-dIkçA)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
emotion	duygu
to suppress	bastırmak
The more you suppress your emotions, the worse you feel.	Duygularını bastırdıkça kendini daha kötü hissedersin.
therapy	terapi
anxiety	kaygı
As long as you continue therapy, your anxiety can decrease.	Terapiye devam ettikçe kaygın azalabilir.
trauma	travma
to face / to confront	yüzleşmek
Instead of running from traumas, you relax as you face them.	Travmalardan kaçmak yerine onlarla yüzleştikçe rahatlarsın.
to overcome	aşmak
psychologist	psikolog
I want to go to a psychologist to overcome this problem.	Bu problemi aşmak için bir psikoloğa gitmek istiyorum.
awareness	farkındalık
development	gelişim
As awareness increases, development begins.	Farkındalık arttıkça gelişim başlar.
As you talk with the psychologist, you can overcome your anxiety.	Psikologla konuştukça kaygını aşabilirsin.
As you understand your emotions, your awareness develops.	Duygularını anladıkça farkındalığın gelişir.
As long as you receive therapy, you can get rid of that trauma.	Terapi aldıkça o travmadan kurtulabilirsin.
I want to face my fears, I don't want to suppress them.	Korkularımla yüzleşmek istiyorum, onları bastırmak istemiyorum.
As you learn new things from therapy, your development continues.	Terapiden yeni şeyler öğrendikçe gelişimin devam eder.