No. 3,033 in Turkish
azaltarak
"By reducing" or "while reducing."
In a sentence
O, elektrik faturasını azaltarak tasarruf etmeyi başardı.
He succeeded in saving money by reducing his electricity bill.
The word 'azaltarak' here functions as a gerund, combining 'azalt-' (to reduce) with '-arak' to indicate the manner or method of achieving the action of saving money.
Sıcaklık çok yükseldiği için klimanın derecesini azaltarak ortamı biraz serinlettik.
Since the temperature was too high, we reduced the air conditioner's level to cool the room slightly.
In this sentence, 'azaltarak' is used to describe the means by which the room was cooled.
Egzoz emisyonlarını azaltarak çevreye daha az zarar verilebilir.
Reducing exhaust emissions can cause less harm to the environment.
Here 'azaltarak' is used in a suggestive manner, indicating that reducing emissions is a way to achieve a lesser environmental impact.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “azaltarak” in actual Turkish podcasts.
Find “azaltarak” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Turkish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Türkçe, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Turkish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).