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### Consisting of... (-maktan ibaret)

When a job is incredibly repetitive, it might feel like it "amounts to" or "consists of" nothing more than a single action. To express this, Turkish pairs an infinitive verb in the ablative case with `ibaret`.

To form this structure:
- Take the infinitive (`-mak` or `-mek`).
- Add the ablative case suffix, which mutates to `-tan` or `-ten` after the voiceless `k` (forming `-maktan` or `-mekten`).
- Follow with `ibaret` (often formally finalized with the copula as `ibarettir`).

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### Monotony and Drudgery

This structure is perfect for describing a monotonous (`tekdüze`) routine or physical drudgery (`angarya`). Notice how `sadece` (only/solely) is frequently paired with `ibaret` to emphasize that there is absolutely nothing else to the task.

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### Listing Multiple Actions

If a duty consists of two or more tedious tasks, simply put each infinitive verb in the ablative form and link them with `ve` (and).

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### The Toll of the Grind

Highly mechanical routines take a toll over time. You can expand your workplace complaints with terms like `robotlaşmak` (to become robotic) and `işkolik` (workaholic) to describe the feeling of endless repetition.

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Consisting of an action (-mAKtAn ibaret)

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
duty	vazife
to stamp	kaşelemek
In other words, my whole duty consists of stamping documents from morning to evening.	Yani, bütün vazifem sabahtan akşama kadar evrak kaşelemekten ibaret.
to staple	zımbalamak
Even though its salary is good, his duty consists of stapling paper.	Her ne kadar maaşı iyi olsa da, vazifesi kâğıt zımbalamaktan ibarettir.
drudgery / chore	angarya
monotony	monotonluk
I think this drudgery increases the monotony of the office.	Bence bu angarya ofisin monotonluğunu artırıyor.
physical (of the body) / bodily	bedensel
This physical drudgery consists solely of carrying heavy boxes.	Bu bedensel angarya sadece ağır kutuları taşımaktan ibarettir.
mechanical	mekanik
Rather than physical fatigue, this mechanical functioning consumes us.	Bedensel yorgunluktan ziyade bu mekanik işleyiş bizi tüketiyor.
to become robotic	robotlaşmak
Namely, you feel that you are slowly becoming robotic because of this mechanical routine.	Şöyle ki, bu mekanik rutin yüzünden yavaş yavaş robotlaştığını hissediyorsun.
Having to become robotic is the worst result of monotony.	Robotlaşmak zorunda olmak, monotonluğun en kötü sonucudur.
to bind (documents)	ciltlemek
His job reportedly consisted of stapling invoices and binding files.	Onun işi, faturaları zımbalamaktan ve dosyaları ciltlemekten ibaretmiş.
My task at the company consists of stamping and binding reports.	Şirkette görevim, raporları kaşelemekten ve ciltlemekten ibarettir.
If only life consisted solely of taking a vacation.	Keşke hayat sadece tatil yapmaktan ibaret olsa.
monotonous	tekdüze
His monotonous job consists of counting boxes.	Onun tekdüze işi kutuları saymaktan ibaret.
template	şablon
This monotonous routine consists of copying the templates.	Bu tekdüze rutin şablonları kopyalamaktan ibaret.
workaholic	işkolik
The life of a workaholic consists of working like a machine.	Bir işkoliğin hayatı makine gibi çalışmaktan ibaret.
Her day consists of preparing templates.	Onun günü şablon hazırlamaktan ibaret.
What specific thing is the workaholic doing right now?	İşkolik şu an neyi yapıyor?
Is there a more monotonous job than this?	Bundan daha tekdüze bir iş var mı?