Breakdown of Birbirimiz için fedakârlık yapmakla çok fayda gördük.
çok
a lot of / many
yapmak
to do / to make
görmek
to see
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
Questions & Answers about Birbirimiz için fedakârlık yapmakla çok fayda gördük.
How does yapmakla translate to "by making" in this sentence?
It combines the infinitive yapmak (to make/do) with the suffix -la, which is a shortened form of ile (meaning "with" or "by"). Attaching -la or -le to an infinitive is the standard way to express "by doing" or "through doing" an action in Turkish.
Why do we add -miz to birbiri here?
The word birbiri means "each other". In Turkish, you must add a possessive suffix to specify who is involved. Since the main verb gördük means "we saw", the "each other" refers to "us". Adding the "our" suffix -miz gives us birbirimiz.
What is the root of the word fedakârlık?
Why does the sentence use fayda gördük instead of a single verb for "we benefited"?
Turkish often uses a noun combined with a common "helper" verb (like etmek, yapmak, or görmek) to express an action. Fayda görmek literally means "to see benefit" and is the most natural way to say "to benefit" or "to get a good result" from a situation.