Word
Vazgeçmektense her şeye kalkışıp duruyor, bu bir kazanma saplantısı!
Meaning
Rather than giving up, he keeps attempting everything; this is a winning obsession!
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Vazgeçmektense her şeye kalkışıp duruyor, bu bir kazanma saplantısı!
bu
this
bir
a / an
durmak
to stop, to stand
her
every
Questions & Answers about Vazgeçmektense her şeye kalkışıp duruyor, bu bir kazanma saplantısı!
How does the phrase kazanma saplantısı relate to our current lesson on abstract nouns?
It demonstrates how to use a short verbal noun (-mA) to describe an abstract concept. Kazanma (winning) modifies the abstract noun saplantı (obsession). Because this is a noun compound (two nouns linked together), the second noun takes the possessive suffix -sı, forming kazanma saplantısı (an obsession with winning).
What does the -tense ending do in the word vazgeçmektense?
The structure -mEktEnsE attaches to a verb to mean "rather than [doing the action]." It is built by taking the infinitive verb (vazgeçmek), adding the ablative suffix (-ten), and finishing with the conditional suffix (-se). Together, vazgeçmektense translates as "rather than giving up."
Why is duruyor used after kalkışıp? Does it mean he is stopping?
No, it means the exact opposite! The grammar pattern [verb] + -(y)ıp durmak expresses that an action is done repeatedly, continuously, or persistently, often to an annoying degree. While kalkışıyor just means "he is attempting," kalkışıp duruyor means "he keeps attempting" over and over.
Why does her şey take the dative ending to become her şeye?