Breakdown of Kararı geciktirmekle çok zaman kaybediyoruz.
çok
a lot of / many
zaman
time
kaybetmek
to lose
karar
decision
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
geciktirmek
to delay
Questions & Answers about Kararı geciktirmekle çok zaman kaybediyoruz.
How does the ending on geciktirmekle work to mean "by delaying"?
The suffix -le is the shortened form of ile (with/by). When you attach it directly to the infinitive form of a verb, like geciktirmek (to delay), it creates the meaning "by doing [action]". Therefore, geciktirmekle translates exactly to "by delaying".
Why does karar have the accusative suffix -ı here?
Karar (decision) gets the specific direct object (accusative) suffix -ı because it is the object of the action "delaying". Even though geciktirmek has an infinitive ending and is acting a bit like a noun, it still behaves like a verb internally and takes its own direct object.
I know the verb gecikmek means "to be late". What is the -tir- doing in geciktirmek?
The -tir is a causative suffix. It changes an action into "making someone/something do" that action. So, it changes the intransitive verb gecikmek (to be late) into the transitive verb geciktirmek (to make something late, which means "to delay").
Why are there so many sound changes in kaybediyoruz?
This is the compound verb kaybetmek, made from kayıp (loss) and etmek (to do). When combined, the "ı" drops out and the "p" softens to "b" (kayb-). Then, because the continuous suffix -iyor starts with a vowel, the "t" in etmek softens to "d", resulting in kaybediyoruz.
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