aydnlatmak

Aydınlatmak is a Turkish verb meaning to illuminate or to enlighten. It can refer to making something physically brighter, such as lighting a room or a street, and it can also mean to clarify or make a topic easier to understand. The root aydın means bright or enlightened, and the causative suffix -latmak creates the sense of “to make bright” or “to illuminate.” The related noun aydınlık denotes brightness or clarity, and aydın can refer to an educated person or intellectual.

The verb is regular in Turkish conjugation. Examples include aydınlatıyorum (I am illuminating), aydınlattım (I illuminated), and aydınlatacak (will illuminate). In usage, it covers both concrete lighting and abstract illumination: physical lighting contexts as well as informational or investigative ones.

Usage notes and examples: Odayı aydınlatmak için ışıkları açtım. (I turned on the lights to illuminate the room.) Gerçeği aydınlatmak için yeni bilgiler yayımlandı. (New information was published to shed light on the truth.) Bu rapor konuyu aydınlatacaktır. (This report will illuminate the issue.) In figurative speech, aydınlatmak commonly means to dispel confusion or to bring understanding.

Related terms include aydınlık (brightness, clarity), aydınlatma (lighting, illumination), aydınlatıcı (illuminator or enlightening), and the noun forms aydınlanma and aydınlanmak, which express enlightenment or becoming enlightened.