-erek
See also: erek and érek
Turkish
Alternative forms
- -erekten (dialectal)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.ɾec/
- Hyphenation: e‧rek
Suffix
| preceding vowel | ||
|---|---|---|
| A / I / O / U | E / İ / Ö / Ü | |
| postconsonantal | -arak | -erek |
| postvocalic | -yarak | -yerek |
-erek
- Suffix creating adverbial gerunds from verbs.
- koşmak (“to run”) + -erek → koşarak (“running”)
- Çocuk koşarak yanımıza geldi.
- The kid came running towards us.
- ağlamak (“to cry”) + -erek → ağlayarak (“crying”)
- Ağlayarak hiçbir şey elde edemezsin.
- You can't achieve anything by crying.
Derived terms
Turkish terms suffixed with -erek