Word
Maddi eşyalar biriktirmek yerine, manevi anılar biriktirmek minimalist bir hedeftir.
Meaning
Instead of accumulating material belongings, accumulating spiritual memories is a minimalist goal.
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Breakdown of Maddi eşyalar biriktirmek yerine, manevi anılar biriktirmek minimalist bir hedeftir.
bir
a / an
hedef
goal
eşya
belonging / item / stuff (goods, objects)
biriktirmek
to save money / to accumulate / collect
Questions & Answers about Maddi eşyalar biriktirmek yerine, manevi anılar biriktirmek minimalist bir hedeftir.
How does biriktirmek yerine translate to "instead of accumulating"?
The word yerine means "instead of" or "in place of". When you want to say "instead of doing [something]", you simply place the dictionary form of the verb (the infinitive ending in -mAk) right before yerine. Here, biriktirmek (to accumulate) + yerine creates "instead of accumulating".
Why is the second biriktirmek also in the infinitive form?
In Turkish, when an action is the subject of a sentence (like saying "Accumulating is a goal"), you use the infinitive -mAk form. The entire phrase manevi anılar biriktirmek (accumulating spiritual memories) acts as the subject here, so the verb stays in its raw infinitive form.
Maddi (material) and manevi (spiritual) are used as a contrast here. Is this a common pairing?
Yes, maddi and manevi are very frequently used together as opposites in Turkish. Maddi covers anything physical, material, or financial, while manevi covers spiritual, emotional, or moral aspects. You will often hear them paired in everyday phrases like maddi ve manevi destek (financial and moral support).
Why does the sentence end with hedeftir instead of just hedef?