No. 89 in Turkish
ederek
The Turkish word "ederek" means "by doing" or "by making."
In a sentence
O, uzun yıllar çalışarak başarılı bir iş insanı oldu.
By working for many years, he became a successful businessman.
The word 'ederek' is used here as an instrumental gerund form, indicating the manner or means by which an action is accomplished.
Sorunları tartışarak çözmeye çalışıyoruz.
We are trying to solve the problems by discussing them.
Here, 'ederek' (as -arak/-erek) combines with a verb to show the action being performed simultaneously or as a means to achieve the main verb's action.
Kitap okuyarak bilgimi artırıyorum.
I am increasing my knowledge by reading books.
The word 'ederek' (used as -arak/-erek) functions to illustrate the manner in which the primary activity is conducted.
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