toplayarak
Toplayarak is a Turkish adverbial participle formed from the verb toplamak, which means to collect, gather, or add up. The suffix -arak (with the variant -erek rooted in vowel harmony) is attached to the verb stem to create a clause of manner or means, translating roughly as "by collecting" or "by adding up." This construction expresses instrumentality or method and can indicate that the action in the main clause is performed using the action in the subordinate clause, or that the actions occur concurrently.
In use, toplamak plus -arak creates an adverbial meaning that can convey both means and simultaneity. It
- Verileri toplayarak raporu hazırladı. — He prepared the report by collecting the data.
- Sayıları toplayarak toplamı buldu. — He found the total by adding up the numbers.
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