Tozlamada

Tozlamada is a Turkish grammatical form. It is the locative form of the noun tozlama, which means the act of dusting. The suffix -da (with vowel harmony as -de in some contexts) attaches to the noun tozlama to indicate location or context, roughly translating to “in the dusting” or “during dusting.”

Morphology and etymology: tozlama is a nominalized form built from the root toz (dust) plus the nominalizing suffix -lama, yielding the abstract noun for the act or process of dusting. The locative suffix -da/-de is then added to create tozlamada, signaling a spatial or contextual setting for an action, such as the moment or place where dusting takes place. In Turkish, such forms are common for marking the setting of events within noun phrases and sentences.

Usage and nuances: tozlamada functions as a way to refer to the dusting activity as a contextual backdrop. It is more often found in written or descriptive Turkish and tends to appear in phrases specifying location or time relative to the act of dusting. In everyday speech, speakers commonly use alternative expressions such as dusting during phrases (for example, “tozlama sırasında” or “tozlama esnasında”) to convey the same idea more directly.

Context and availability: tozlamada is a legitimate word-form within Turkish morphology, illustrating how the language uses noun formation and locative marking to express contextual nuances. Its use is specialized and typically encountered in linguistic discussions, dictionaries, or descriptive writing about Turkish grammar rather than in casual conversation.

See also: Turkish grammar, nominalization, locative case.