Breakdown of Devlet, vergi tahsilatı arttığı oranda zenginleşir.
artmak
to increase
devlet
state
oran
rate
vergi
tax
zenginleşmek
to get rich / to prosper
tahsilat
collection (of money/taxes)
Questions & Answers about Devlet, vergi tahsilatı arttığı oranda zenginleşir.
How does the -dIk + oranda structure work specifically in arttığı oranda?
We take the verb root art- (to increase) and add the participle -dık (which becomes -tık due to consonant harmony). Then we add the possessive suffix -ı. When adding this vowel, the k mutates to ğ, giving us arttığı. Finally, we add oranda (at the rate/proportion). Literally, it translates to "at the proportion of its increasing."
Why does arttığı take the 3rd-person possessive suffix -ı?
In this type of subordinate clause, the action is treated like a noun, and its subject "owns" the action. The subject doing the increasing is vergi tahsilatı (tax collection). Since that acts as a 3rd-person "it", we use -ı to show it is its increase.
Can I use ölçüde instead of oranda here?
Yes, arttığı ölçüde would mean exactly the same thing. Oran literally means "proportion" or "rate," while ölçü means "measure," but in this specific grammar pattern they are used interchangeably to mean "to the extent that."
How does the adjective zengin turn into the verb zenginleşir?
The suffix -leş is added to adjectives or nouns to mean "to become [adjective]"—so zengin (rich) becomes zenginleşmek (to get rich). The -ir at the end is the aorist (simple present) tense, which is used here because the sentence is stating a general fact or principle.
As a quick refresher, why is there an -ı on the end of tahsilatı?
It is part of a standard indefinite noun compound. Vergi (tax) is simply the category of tahsilat (collection). In Turkish, the first noun stays bare, but the second noun requires a possessive suffix (-ı / -i / -sı / -si), giving us vergi tahsilatı.
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