Breakdown of Yeni bir dil öğrenirken öncelikle kelime öğrenmek lazım.
bir
a / an
yeni
new
öğrenmek
to learn
kelime
word
lazım
necessary
dil
language
öncelikle
first of all
Questions & Answers about Yeni bir dil öğrenirken öncelikle kelime öğrenmek lazım.
How does öğrenirken translate to "when learning"?
It uses the suffix -(y)ken, which means "while" or "when". For verbs, it's almost always attached to the aorist (general present tense) form. So, the verb öğrenmek (to learn) becomes öğrenir (learns), and adding -ken makes it öğrenirken (while/when learning).
Why is the word order "yeni bir dil" instead of "bir yeni dil"?
Why is kelime singular here when the English translation says "words"?
When a noun is the general, unspecified object of a verb—like "word-learning" or "apple-picking"—Turkish keeps it singular. Because the sentence is talking about the general concept of learning vocabulary rather than specific words, kelime doesn't need the plural suffix -ler.
How does the structure "öğrenmek lazım" work?
Lazım is an adjective meaning "necessary" or "needed". To make a general statement that "it is necessary to do something", you just pair the infinitive verb (ending in -mak or -mek) with lazım. Therefore, öğrenmek lazım translates to "learning is necessary" or "you need to learn".
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