Nitelendirerek

Nitelendirerek is the Turkish adverbial participle form of the verb nitelendirmek, meaning to describe, characterize, or qualify. The form translates roughly as “by describing” or “by qualifying,” and it signals the manner or method by which the action in the main clause is carried out. It belongs to the -erek/-arak family of adverbial participles, which express means, manner, or simultaneous actions and are used to connect clauses in a sentence.

In usage, nitelendirerek is common in formal or analytical Turkish. It introduces a description or characterization that accompanies the main action, helping to frame or qualify what is being discussed. The construction emphasizes how something is described or categorized as part of the argument or analysis.

Examples:

- Gözlemleri nitelendirerek analiz etmek, verideki eğilimleri ortaya çıkarır. (Analyzing by describing the observations reveals the trends in the data.)

- Bu terimi nitelendirerek açıklarsak, kavramın sınırları netleşir. (If we describe this term, the boundaries of the concept become clearer.)

- Çalışmayı nitelendirerek ele almak, farklı yaklaşımların karşılaştırılmasına olanak tanır. (Approaching the study by describing it allows comparison of different approaches.)

Related forms include nitelendirme (the act of describing or qualifying) and nitelendirici (descriptive, qualifying). The root word nitelik refers to quality or attribute, from which nitelendirmek is derived. In Turkish grammar, -erek/-arak forms function as adverbial participles that express manner or means and link clauses without a separate conjunction.