Word
Hile yapmak çok kötü bir taktik.
Meaning
Cheating is a very bad tactic.
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Questions & Answers about Hile yapmak çok kötü bir taktik.
Why is yapmak used here in its infinitive form instead of being conjugated?
In Turkish, you can use the dictionary form (the infinitive with -mak or -mek) as a noun. Here, hile yapmak acts as the subject of the sentence, meaning 'the act of cheating' or simply 'cheating'.
Why is it çok kötü bir taktik and not bir çok kötü taktik?
In Turkish, the indefinite article bir (a/an) almost always goes directly before the noun and after any adjectives. So 'a very bad tactic' is translated literally as 'very bad a tactic' (çok kötü bir taktik).
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, there is no exact word for 'to be' in the present tense. Often, 'is' is just understood from the context. You could add the suffix -tir to the end (taktiktir) for a more formal, factual tone, but it is completely natural to leave it off in everyday speech.
Does hile yapmak literally mean 'to make a trick'?
Yes! Hile means a trick, fraud, or deceit. By combining it with the helper verb yapmak (to do/make), it creates the standard Turkish phrase for 'to cheat'.