Turkish Gerunds (Verbal Nouns) – [Reason, Comparison, Contrast]

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Let’s continue our Gerunds lecture with Reason Expressing Gerunds.

Turkish Reason Expressing Gerunds

If you want to express the reason for a particular action, you can use Reason Expressing Gerunds.

These gerunds are used as ‘because’, ‘since’ and ‘in order to’ in English translation.

There are six reason expressing gerund types in Turkish:

  1. ‘-dığı için’ as ‘because’
  2. ‘-dığından’ as ‘because’
  3. ‘-acağı için’ as ‘because’
  4. ‘-mak üzere’ as ‘in order to’
  5. ‘-dığına göre’ as ‘since’
  6. ‘-acağına göre’ as ‘since’

For ‘-dığı için’ as ‘because’

  • Derse geç kaldığı için öğretmen onu içeri almadı.
  • The teacher didn’t let him in because he was late for class.
  • Çok yemek yediği için karnı ağrıdı.
  • His stomach hurt because he ate too much.

For ‘-dığından’ as ‘because’

  • İngilizce bilmediğinden, İngiltere’de çok zorluk çekti.
  • He had a lot of difficulty in England because he didn’t know English.
  • Kabadayıya boyun eğdiğinden tüm harçlığını çaldırttı.
  • He had all his lunch money stolen because he submitted to the bully.

For ‘-acağı için’ as ‘because’

  • Üniversite sınavına hazırlanacağı için hiç kimseyle görüşmüyor.
  • Because she’s preparing for the university exam, she’s not meeting anyone.
  • Yurt dışına gidecekleri için para biriktiriyorlar.
  • They’re saving money because they’re going abroad.

For ‘-mak üzere’ as ‘in order to’

  • Mülakata girmek üzere hazırlanıyor.
  • He’s getting ready in order to enter the interview.
  • Yarışmayı kazanmak üzere her gün pratik yapıyor.
  • She is practicing every day in order to win the competition.

For ‘-dığına göre’ as ‘since’

  • Herkes geldiğine göre artık filmi başlatabiliriz.
  • Since everyone came, we can now start the film.
  • Piyangoyu kazandığına göre ne yapmayı planlıyorsun?
  • What are you planning to do since you won the lottery?

For ‘-acağına göre’ as ‘since’

  • Bu ay ilk maaşını alacağına göre ne yapacaksın?
  • Since you’re getting your first wage this month, what are you going to do?
  • Yakında Türkiye’ye döneceğine göre seviniyor musun?
  • Are you happy since you’re returning to Turkey soon?

Turkish Comparison Gerunds

Comparison gerunds are used to compare two or more things. These things could be physical or abstract. In English we translate them as ‘as much as’, ‘as that much’, ‘as is’ and ‘to …’. There are four comparison gerunds we will learn in this lecture:

  1. ‘-dığı kadar’ as ‘as much as’
  2. ‘-acak kadar’ as ‘as that much’
  3. ‘-dığı gibi’ as ‘as is’
  4. ‘-cesine’ as ‘to …’

For ‘-dığı kadar’ as ‘as much as’

  • Eline taşıyabildiğin kadar poşet al.
  • Take as much plastic bags as you can carry.
  • Çocuk yiyebildiği kadar sosisli sandviç yedi.
  • The kid ate as much hot dogs as he could.

For ‘-acak kadar’ as ‘as that…

  • Parasız riske girecek kadar aptal değilim.
  • I’m not as that stupid to take a risk with no money.
  • Lütfen herkes kendine yetecek kadar alsın.
  • Everyone please take as that much you need.

For ‘-dığı gibi’ as ‘as is’

  • Büyük gemi olduğu gibi battı.
  • The big ship sank as is.
  • Yediği gibi geri çıkardı.
  • He threw up as is he ate.

For ‘-cesine’ as ‘to …’

  • Adamlar birbirlerini öldürürcesine kavga ettiler.
  • The men fought to death.
  • Kıtlıktan çıkmışcasına yedi.
  • He ate to devour.

Turkish Contrasting Gerunds

Similarly, to comparison gerunds, we can also contrast things or ideas with these gerunds. In English, these gerunds are translated as ‘rather than’, ‘instead of’, and ‘in spite of’.

In this part, we will cover four contrasting gerunds:

  • ‘-acağına’ as ‘instead of’
  • ‘-dığı halde’ as ‘in spite of’
  • ‘-masına rağmen’ as ‘in spite of’
  • ‘-mektense’ as ‘rather than’

For ‘-acağına’ as ‘instead of’

  • Bu eski bilgisayarı tamir edeceğine yenisini alsana?
  • Instead of fixing this old computer, why not buy a new one?
  • Boş boş oturacağına bana yardım et!
  • Help me out instead of sitting back!

For ‘-dığı halde’ as ‘in spite of’

  • Yalnız olduğu halde sevgili istemiyor.
  • He doesn’t look for a girlfriend in spite of being single.
  • Kız arkadaşı yanlış olduğu halde bir şey söylemedi.
  • In spite of girlfriend being wrong, he didn’t say anything.

For ‘-masına rağmen’ as ‘in spite of’

  • Çok yorulmuş olmasına rağmen koşmaya devam etti.
  • In spite of being tired, he continued running.
  • Yemek yemesine rağmen hala açtı.
  • He was still hungry in spite of having eaten.

For ‘-mektense’ as ‘rather than’

  • Seni görmektense başka bir ülkeye taşınırım.
  • I’d rather move to another country than see you.
  • Evlenmektense bekar kalmayı tercih ederim.
  • I would stay single rather than get married.

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