Word
Bakanlık, bu projeyi yaygınlaştırmak maksadıyla bir kampanya başlattı.
Meaning
The ministry started a campaign for the purpose of popularizing this project.
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Breakdown of Bakanlık, bu projeyi yaygınlaştırmak maksadıyla bir kampanya başlattı.
bu
this
bir
a / an
proje
project
kampanya
campaign
Questions & Answers about Bakanlık, bu projeyi yaygınlaştırmak maksadıyla bir kampanya başlattı.
Why do we use the infinitive yaygınlaştırmak before maksadıyla instead of a verbal noun like yaygınlaştırması?
We use the infinitive (-mAk) because the subject doing the popularizing is the same as the subject of the main sentence (Bakanlık). If the ministry started the campaign for the purpose of someone else popularizing the project, you would use the verbal noun (-mAsI) to show who that different subject is.
How exactly is the word maksadıyla constructed?
It comes from the noun maksat (purpose or aim). First, it takes the third-person possessive suffix -ı, which causes the final t to mutate into a softer d (maksadı). Finally, the instrumental suffix -(y)la (with) is added, so it literally translates to "with its purpose".
Can you break down the suffixes in the verb yaygınlaştırmak?
It is built in stages, which is common in Turkish. It starts with the adjective yaygın (widespread). The suffix -laş turns it into an intransitive verb: yaygınlaşmak (to become widespread). Then, the causative suffix -tır makes it transitive: yaygınlaştırmak (to make widespread, or to popularize).
Why does the sentence use başlattı rather than just başladı?