-erek

See also: erek, érek, and -ərək

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

1. 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

giderek

koşarak