Learn Turkish: Bu hafta takımımız oldukça üretken ve başarılı. - Our team is quite productive and successful this week.

Üretken comes from the verb üretmek (to produce). The suffix -(g)En / -(k)En attaches to verbs to create adjectives describing a habit, tendency, or character trait. Since üretmek ends in the voiceless consonant t, the suffix takes the k form, making üretken (productive / tending to produce).

What is the difference between üretken and üreten?

Üreten uses the standard participle suffix -en and means "producing" or "the one who produces" (focusing on an action). Üretken, using the -ken tendency suffix, means "productive" (focusing on a character trait or capacity). By using üretken, the sentence emphasizes the team's high capacity to create, rather than just pointing out the action of producing.

The word oldukça looks like it comes from the verb olmak (to be). How does it mean "quite"?

You are right! It is formed from olmak plus the -dıkça suffix, which normally means "as long as" or "the more...". Over time, oldukça became a fixed, everyday adverb meaning "quite," "fairly," or "rather." Here, it acts as a degree modifier for both üretken and başarılı.

Why is there no "to be" suffix at the end of the sentence, like ?