Breakdown of Moda dergilerine bakarak yeni bir koleksiyon hazırlıyorum.
bir
a / an
yeni
new
bakmak
to look
dergi
magazine
hazırlamak
to prepare / to pack
koleksiyon
collection
moda
fashion
Questions & Answers about Moda dergilerine bakarak yeni bir koleksiyon hazırlıyorum.
How does bakarak mean "by looking"?
The suffix -arak (or -erek depending on vowel harmony) is added to the verb root bak- (to look). This suffix tells us how the main action is performed. Here, the person is preparing a collection by looking at magazines.
Why are there so many suffixes on dergilerine?
The root is dergi (magazine) plus the plural -ler. Next, because it is part of the noun group for "fashion magazines" (moda dergileri), it takes the compound marker -i. Finally, the verb bakmak (to look) always requires the dative case (looking to something), so we add -e. The -n- is a buffer letter joining the two suffixes.
The verb is hazırlamak (to prepare). Why does it become hazırlıyorum?
When a verb root ends in a wide vowel like -a or -e (like hazırla-) and we add the present continuous suffix -ıyor, that final vowel narrows. The -a turns into an -ı, giving us hazırlıyor plus the personal ending -um.
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