-ması əsas götürülməklə
Based-on Nominalization
The pattern -ması əsas götürülməklə is a high-level formal expression used in legal, academic, and administrative contexts. It indicates that a specific event, action, or data point (the nominalized verb) is being used as the primary benchmark or foundational criteria for a subsequent action.
How It Works
This pattern is essential for formal writing in Azerbaijani. It breaks down into three components:
- Nominalized Verb: The verb stem + -ma/-mə + the 3rd person singular possessive suffix -sı/-si.
- Basis Noun: The word əsas (basis/foundation).
- Passive Gerund: götürülməklə, which is the passive form of 'to take' (götürmək) combined with the instrumental/adverbial suffix -lə.
Grammatical Requirement: The logical subject of the nominalized verb must take the genitive case suffix. For example, in 'the law being applied,' 'law' (qanun) becomes qanunun.
Nuance: Unlike the simpler əsasən (according to/mostly), this pattern implies a deliberate selection of a specific factor as a calculation or decision-making base. The passive voice (götürülməklə) removes the focus from the person deciding, making the statement sound objective and authoritative.
Examples (4)
- İnflyasiyanın artması <grammar expression="-ması əsas götürülməklə">əsas götürülməklə</grammar> yeni iqtisadi proqnozlar hazırlandı.
New economic forecasts were prepared based on the increase in inflation.
Word by Word: Inflation's increasing basis being-taken new economic forecasts were-prepared.
Here, the 'increase in inflation' is the specific data point used to calculate the new forecasts.
- Tələbələrin imtahan nəticələrinin nəzərə alınması <grammar expression="-ması əsas götürülməklə">əsas götürülməklə</grammar> təqaüdlər təyin edildi.
Scholarships were awarded based on the consideration of students' exam results.
Word by Word: Students' exam results' consideration being-taken basis being-taken scholarships were-assigned.
The consideration of exam results serves as the foundational criteria for the scholarship selection process.
- Qanunvericiliyin tələblərinə riayət olunması <grammar expression="-ması əsas götürülməklə">əsas götürülməklə</grammar> qərar qəbul olundu.
The decision was made based on compliance with the requirements of the legislation.
Word by Word: Legislation's requirements-to compliance being-done basis being-taken decision was-accepted.
This demonstrates the pattern's use in a legal/administrative context where compliance is the benchmark.
- Şirkətin illik gəlirinin artması <grammar expression="-ması əsas götürülməklə">əsas götürülməklə</grammar> vergi məbləği hesablandı.
The tax amount was calculated based on the increase in the company's annual income.
Word by Word: Company's annual income's increasing basis being-taken tax amount was-calculated.
The increase in annual income is the 'basis' taken for the mathematical calculation of the tax.
Common Mistakes
Using the nominative case instead of the genitive for the subject.
Different Meaningİnflyasiya artması əsas götürülməklə...İnflyasiyanın artması əsas götürülməklə...In this formal pattern the subject normally takes the genitive, as in the right sentence. A bare noun can read like a general phrase and sounds less natural here.
Using this formal pattern in casual conversation.
Sənin dediyin əsas götürülməklə kinoya getdik.Sənin sözünlə kinoya getdik.This pattern is too stiff for daily life. Use simpler expressions like 'sözünlə' (by your word) or 'görə' (according to) in casual settings.
How It Connects
Learn This First
To understand '-ması əsas götürülməklə', a learner needs to be familiar with verbal nouns (nominalization) and how they take possessive suffixes. Additionally, knowledge of the passive voice and manner markers is required to parse the phrase 'əsas götürülməklə' (by being taken as a basis).
- -ma/-mə + Possessive EndingPossessed Verbal Noun
The pattern uses a possessed verbal noun (-ması) as the core nominalized component.
Level 5 - -araq/-ərəkManner Converb
The suffix -la/-lə in 'götürülməklə' functions as a manner marker, similar to the -araq converb, indicating the basis by which an action is performed.
Level 3 - -ıl/-il/-ul/-ülConsonant-stem Passive
The verb 'götürülmək' is the passive form of 'götürmək', which is essential for the impersonal 'being taken as a basis' meaning.
Level 4
Related Patterns
- əsasənBasis Marker Əsasən
A simpler postposition meaning 'according to' or 'based on', used for general references to rules or sources.
Level 5 - -(n)ın/-(n)in/-(n)un/-(n)ünGenitive Possessor Case
The genitive case is required for the subject of the nominalized verb in this pattern.
Level 1 - -(s)ı/-(s)i/-(s)u/-(s)üThird Person Singular Possessive Suffix
The 3rd person possessive suffix is attached to the verbal noun (-ma/-mə) to complete the nominalization.
Level 1 - -ma/-mə (hərəkət adı)Action Noun with -ma
The base of the nominalization that turns the action into a noun.
Level 4 - -ması nəzərə alınmaqlaTaking into Account Nominalization
A similar formal construction meaning 'taking into account that...', often used interchangeably in administrative texts.
Level 6
Words in This Pattern
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