Word
Terapiden yeni şeyler öğrendikçe gelişimin devam eder.
Meaning
As you learn new things from therapy, your development continues.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Terapiden yeni şeyler öğrendikçe gelişimin devam eder.
yeni
new
öğrenmek
to learn
şey
thing
devam etmek
to continue
Questions & Answers about Terapiden yeni şeyler öğrendikçe gelişimin devam eder.
How does the -dikçe suffix change the meaning of öğrenmek in this sentence?
The suffix -dikçe (or -dıkça, -tükçe, etc., following vowel harmony) adds the meaning of "as" or "the more... the more" to a verb, showing proportion. Here, attached to the root öğren- (to learn), it creates öğrendikçe, meaning "as [you] learn" or "the more [you] learn". It links the ongoing action of learning to the ongoing action of developing.
Why is there no personal ending on öğrendikçe to show that you are the one learning?
The converb suffix -dikçe does not take personal markers. We understand that the subject is "you" from the context of the main clause, specifically the possessive ending on gelişimin (your development). The sentence functions like "As learning happens, your development continues."
What is the root of the word gelişimin?
It comes from the verb gelişmek (to develop or improve). By adding the suffix -im, it turns into the noun gelişim (development). Finally, the 2nd person singular possessive suffix -in is added to make it gelişimin (your development).
Why is the aorist tense (devam eder) used here instead of the present continuous (devam ediyor)?