Breakdown of Travmalardan kaçmak yerine onlarla yüzleştikçe rahatlarsın.
o
that / he / she / it
kaçmak
to run away
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
rahatlamak
to relax
yerine
instead of
travma
trauma
yüzleşmek
to face / to confront
Questions & Answers about Travmalardan kaçmak yerine onlarla yüzleştikçe rahatlarsın.
How does the -tikçe ending work in yüzleştikçe?
The suffix -dIkçA (which becomes -tikçe here to match the voiceless 'ş' and the front 'e' vowel) means 'as,' 'whenever,' or 'the more you do [verb].' Here, yüzleştikçe means 'as you face them' or 'the more you face them,' showing that your relaxation happens in proportion to how much you face the traumas.
Why does the sentence use onlarla (with them) when the English translation just says 'face them'?
In English, 'face' takes a direct object. However, the Turkish verb yüzleşmek (to face or confront) requires the instrumental ending (-lA, meaning 'with'). You are literally saying 'to come face-to-face with them.'
Why is the 'from' ending (-dan) added to Travmalar?
The verb kaçmak (to run away, escape, or avoid) always takes the ablative case (-dAn) to show the source of what you are running from. So, 'running from traumas' must be translated as Travmalardan kaçmak.
How do we form the 'instead of doing something' structure used in this sentence?
You use the full dictionary form of the verb (the infinitive ending in -mAk) and place the word yerine immediately after it. In this sentence, kaçmak yerine means 'instead of running away.'
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