Kazanmak

Kazanmak is a Turkish verb with several related meanings centered on gaining or achieving something as a result of effort. The core senses are to win a competition or game, to earn money, and to acquire or gain something such as respect, trust, or affection. The sense used depends on the object that follows: for example, maçta kazanmak means to win the game; para kazanmak means to earn money; saygı kazanmak or güven kazanmak means to gain respect or trust; kalbini kazanmak means to win someone’s heart.

Usage and constructions vary. Kazanmak is commonly used with sports results, competitions, or objectives expressed as nouns: oyun, maç, yarış, birincilik, başarı, or kazanç. It is also used with phrases indicating financial gain, such as para kazanmak. The verb can take a person or an abstract entity as the beneficiary of the gain: onu kazanmak (to win him/her over), güven kazanmak (to gain trust), itibar kazanmak (to gain prestige).

Morphology and related terms. The base forms are kazanmak (to win/earn) and kazanır/kazanıyor (present), kazandı (past), kazanmış (present-perfect). Related nouns include kazanım (gain, achievement) and kazanç (earnings). The word kazanmak is of Turkic origin, formed from the root kazan- with the infinitive suffix -mak. It is not semantically related to kazan, the Turkish noun meaning cauldron, despite identical spelling in Turkish.

See also. The proper noun Kazan (city in Russia) shares the same spelling but is unrelated semantically.