Word
Yönetici toplantıya temsilci olarak katılıyor.
Meaning
The manager is joining the meeting as a representative.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Yönetici toplantıya temsilci olarak katılıyor.
toplantı
meeting
katılmak
to attend / to join
olarak
as / in the capacity of
yönetici
manager
Questions & Answers about Yönetici toplantıya temsilci olarak katılıyor.
Why does temsilci olarak mean "as a representative"?
The word olarak is actually the verb olmak (to be) combined with the suffix -(y)arak (by doing / while doing). So, temsilci olarak literally translates to "by being a representative." This is the standard Turkish way to express "as" when talking about someone's role, job, or capacity.
Why does toplantı take the dative suffix -ya (toplantıya) instead of a location suffix?
In English, you participate "in" a meeting, but in Turkish, the verb katılmak (to join / to attend) always requires the dative case (direction towards). You are logically joining "to" an event. Therefore, toplantı (meeting) gets the buffer -y- and the dative suffix -a to become toplantıya.
Both yönetici and temsilci end in -ci. How does this suffix work?
The suffix -ci (and its vowel harmony variations like -cı, -cü, -cu) is attached to nouns or verbs to indicate a person's role, habit, or profession. Temsil means "representation," so a temsilci is a representative. From the verb yönetmek (to manage), we get yönetici (manager).
Why is temsilci olarak placed right before the verb ?