Breakdown of Çalışkan işçiler, projeyi yetiştirmek için birbiriyle yarışırcasına çalışıyordu.
çalışkan
hardworking
çalışmak
to work / to study
proje
project
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
için
for
birbiri
each other / one another
işçi
worker
yarışmak
to race, to compete
yetiştirmek
to finish on time
Questions & Answers about Çalışkan işçiler, projeyi yetiştirmek için birbiriyle yarışırcasına çalışıyordu.
How does yarışırcasına break down, and what exactly does the -casına suffix do here?
It comes from the verb yarışmak (to compete). First, we form the aorist (simple present) base yarışır (competes), and then add the suffix -casına (or -çasına). This suffix means 'as if doing X' or 'in the manner of doing X'. So yarışırcasına means 'as if competing'.
Doesn't yetiştirmek mean 'to grow' or 'to raise'? Why is it translated as 'to finish on time' here?
While yetiştirmek is used for growing plants or raising children, in the context of projects, tasks, or transportation, it means 'to get something done by a deadline' or 'to catch a vehicle'. Here, projeyi yetiştirmek specifically means completing the project before its deadline.
What is the breakdown of the word birbiriyle?
It is the reciprocal pronoun birbiri (each other) combined with the postposition ile (with). Birbiri itself is a fused word originally formed from biri biri (one and one). Here, ile merges as the suffix -(y)le to match vowel harmony, giving us birbiriyle (with each other).
Does the -casına suffix always attach to the aorist (simple present) tense base?
When attaching to verbs, -casına / -çasına requires a tense base first. The most common is the aorist base, as seen in yarışır-casına (acting as if they are competing right now). You will also frequently see it attached to the -mış past tense, like kazanmışçasına (acting as if they had won).
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