-erek

See also: erek, érek, and -ərək

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • -erekten (dialectal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.ɾec/
  • Hyphenation: e‧rek

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u e / i / ö / ü
postconsonantal -arak -erek
postvocalic -yarak -yerek

-erek

  1. Suffix creating adverbial gerunds from verbs.
    ‎koşmak (“to run”) + ‎-erek → ‎koşarak (“running”)
    Çocuk koşarak yanımıza geldi.
    The kid came running towards us.
    ‎ağlamak (“to cry”) + ‎-erek → ‎ağlayarak (“crying”)
    Ağlayarak hiçbir şey elde edemezsin.
    You can't achieve anything by crying.

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -erek
giderek
koşarak
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