Breakdown of Kasiyer olarak çalışan kadın şimdi konuşuyor.
kadın
woman
şimdi
now
çalışmak
to work / to study
konuşmak
to speak / to talk
olarak
as / in the capacity of
kasiyer
cashier
Questions & Answers about Kasiyer olarak çalışan kadın şimdi konuşuyor.
How do we use olarak in this sentence?
The word olarak means "as" when you are talking about a role, job, or capacity. In this sentence, kasiyer olarak translates to "as a cashier." Notice that it comes immediately after the noun it refers to.
Does olarak come from a verb?
Yes! It is built from the verb olmak (to be) and the suffix -arak, which is used to show how an action is done. So literally, kasiyer olarak means "by being a cashier." In everyday Turkish, you can just think of it as the postposition "as".
Why is it çalışan instead of the regular present tense çalışıyor?
The suffix -an turns the verb into an adjective phrase that modifies a noun. Here, çalışan means "who is working" or simply "working." It connects the action of working as a cashier directly to kadın (woman).
Why is kasiyer olarak çalışan placed before the word kadın?
In Turkish, modifiers and descriptive phrases must always come before the noun they describe. The entire phrase kasiyer olarak çalışan acts as a long adjective describing kadın (woman).
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