költ

Küçült is a Turkish verb meaning “to make smaller,” “to reduce,” or “to shrink.” It belongs to the group of causative verbs formed with the suffix –l, which adds the sense of causing an action. The infinitive form is küçültmek, and the base stem is küçül‑. In sentence construction, küçült follows the typical Turkish verb pattern: the object precedes the verb, and any modifiers appear before the object or after the verb as adverbial phrases.

Morphologically, the verb can be conjugated in all tenses and moods. For example, present simple: küçültür (he/she/it reduces), past simple: küçülttü (he/she/it reduced), future: küçültecek (will reduce), and imperative: küçült (reduce!). The negative form is küçültme (do not reduce), and the verbal noun is küçültme (the act of reducing).

Küçült is used both literally and figuratively. In technical contexts it refers to scaling down dimensions, image resolution, or data size: “Program, fotoğrafı %50 oranında küçültür.” In economics, it denotes cost‑cutting or budget reductions: “Şirket, harcamaları küçültmek zorunda.” Figuratively, it can describe diminishing influence or intensity: “Eleştirileri, politikacının itibarını küçültüyor.” The noun küçülme, derived from the intransitive root küçül‑, describes the process of becoming smaller without an external agent (e.g., “Bakteriyeler sıcaklıkta küçülme gösterdi”).

Related words include küçülmek (to become smaller on its own), küçültücü (reducing, reducer), and küçültme (reduction, the act of reducing). The verb is common in everyday language, academic texts, and specialized fields such as engineering, computer science, and finance, where precise control of size, quantity, or scale is required.