tasarlayarak

Tasarlayarak is a Turkish adverbial participle meaning “by designing” or “through design.” It is formed from the verb tasarlamak (to design, to plan) with the adverbial suffix -arak (or -erek) and a linking vowel, producing tasarlayarak. The form expresses the manner or method by which the action in the main clause is carried out.

In Turkish, adverbial participles express how an action is performed and link two clauses or verbs within a sentence. Tasarlayarak indicates that the following action is achieved through the act of designing or planning. The construction is versatile and can be used in various tenses and with different predicates, functioning as an adverbial modifier.

Usage often appears in design, development, architecture, marketing, and descriptive writing related to planning processes. It answers questions like “how did they proceed?” or “by what means was the action accomplished?” The phrase can combine with different tense forms and additional particles to fit the intended meaning, such as past, present, or future contexts.

Examples:

- Kullanıcı deneyimini iyileştirmek için prototipi tasarlayarak test ettiler. (They tested by designing the prototype to improve user experience.)

- Yeni ürünü tasarlayarak pazara sürdüler. (They brought the new product to market by designing it.)

- Proje kapsamını netleştirmek için gereksinimleri tasarlayarak planladı. (They planned by designing the requirements to clarify the project scope.)

Related forms include tasarlamak (base verb) and other -arak/-erek forms that express manner, such as yaparak (by doing), düşünerek (by thinking).