Breakdown of Pratik yapmıyor, bu yüzden bu meslekte yetkinleşmiyor.
bu
this
yapmak
to do / to make
meslek
profession
bu yüzden
that's why / therefore
pratik
practice
yetkinleşmek
to become competent / to become proficient
Questions & Answers about Pratik yapmıyor, bu yüzden bu meslekte yetkinleşmiyor.
Why do we use the locative case in bu meslekte rather than the dative case?
The verb yetkinleşmek (to become competent or to master) governs the locative case (-DA) for the noun it applies to. Turkish treats the profession as an abstract space where the competence happens, similar to saying 'competent in' in English. Because meslek ends in a voiceless consonant, the suffix mutates to -te.
How is the verb yetkinleşmiyor built from its root?
It starts with the adjective yetkin (competent). The suffix -leş is used to turn adjectives into verbs meaning 'to become [adjective]', giving us yetkinleşmek. Finally, we add the negative continuous ending -miyor. Notice that the negative suffix -me narrows to -mi because it is followed by the -yor suffix.
Why is yapmak used with pratik here?
Turkish treats the borrowed word pratik as a noun (practice), not a verb. To express the action of practicing, it must be combined with the auxiliary verb yapmak (to do). So, pratik yapmıyor literally translates to 'he is not doing practice'.
Could I use bunun için instead of bu yüzden in this sentence?
Yes, you could. bu yüzden literally means 'from this face', but it is a very common idiom meaning 'therefore' or 'for this reason'. Using bunun için (because of this / for this) would also work perfectly well here to connect the cause and the result.
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