Çizgilerle

Çizgilerle is a Turkish adverbial phrase formed from the noun çizgi (line, stroke, stripe) plus the instrumental suffix -le, with the plural form selecting -lerle. It literally means “with lines” or “by lines” and is used to indicate the means, method, or accompanying feature by which something is done or described.

Etymology and grammar: The base noun is çizgi; its plural is çizgiler. The suffix -lerle expresses accompaniment or instrumentality, following Turkish vowel harmony rules, resulting in çizgilerle. It functions to modify verbs or adjectives in descriptive phrases, or to set the means by which an action is performed.

Usage: The phrase is common in art, design, textiles, and descriptive writing. Examples include: Çizgilerle oluşturulan bir desen (a pattern created with lines); Çizgilerle süslenmiş bir kumaş (a fabric decorated with lines); Görüntü, çizgilerle ifade edilmiştir (The image is expressed with lines). In contrast to singular use, çizgilerle often implies multiple lines or line-based techniques.

Variants and notes: The singular instrumental form is çizgile or more commonly çizgiyle (with a line). Çizgilerle tends to emphasize several lines or a line-based approach rather than a single stroke. In Turkish syntax, the form adheres to vowel harmony and agglutinative morphology, and its exact function depends on context within a sentence.

See also: çizgi, desen, çizgisel, kompozisyon, tekstil tasarımı.