Follow a small research project from its question to its results. You will name what researchers collect, what they test and what their findings allow them to say.
The idea
Learn the research words with their verbs: araştırma yapmak or araştırma yürütmek means to conduct research, veri toplamak to collect data, and hipotezi sınamak to test the hypothesis. Bulgu is a finding; sonuç can be a result or a conclusion. When describing findings, desteklemek says they support an idea, while kanıtlamak makes the stronger claim that they prove it.
| Word or expression | Meaning in research |
|---|---|
| bilim | science |
| araştırma yapmak / yürütmek | to conduct research |
| araştırmacı | researcher |
| hipotezi sınamak | to test the hypothesis |
| yöntem | method |
| deney yapmak | to carry out an experiment |
| gözlem yapmak | to make observations |
| veri toplamak | to collect data |
| bulgu | finding |
| kanıt | evidence; proof |
| sonuç | result; conclusion |
| deneyim kazanmak | to gain experience |
Examples
- Araştırmacılar bugün veri topluyor.The researchers are collecting data today.
- Ekip bu hipotezi sınadı.The team tested this hypothesis.
- Sonuçları yarın yayımlayacağız.We will publish the results tomorrow.
- Bu araştırmada iki farklı yöntem kullanıldı.Two different methods were used in this study.
- Bulgular hipotezi destekliyor, ancak onu kesin olarak kanıtlamıyor.The findings support the hypothesis, but do not prove it conclusively.
- Gözlem sırasında sıcaklığı her saat ölçtük.During the observation, we measured the temperature every hour.
- Bu konuda deneyimim var, ama bu deneyi ilk kez yapıyorum.I have experience in this area, but I am doing this experiment for the first time.
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Watch out
In this research context, deney is an experiment you carry out; deneyim is experience you gain. To describe five years of accumulated experience, use beş yıllık deneyim. Knowing how to work in a laboratory does not mean you have already done a particular experiment.
Try it yourself
Complete with data, not a hypothesis: Ekip her gün ___ topluyor.
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veri
veri: daily collection produces observations or measurements to analyse. A hypothesis is the idea being tested, not the material collected each day.
Choose experience or an experiment: Bu alanda beş yıllık ___ kazandım.
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deneyim
deneyim: the five-year period describes accumulated knowledge and skill, so deneyim kazandım fits. It does not count five years of a single experiment.
The findings fit the hypothesis, but are not conclusive proof. Choose destekliyor or kanıtlıyor: Bulgular hipotezi ___.
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destekliyor
destekliyor: the prompt explicitly says there is no conclusive proof. Kanıtlıyor would claim more than these findings establish.
Give a verb meaning “to test”: hipotezi ___. Use an infinitive.
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sınamak / test etmek
sınamak / test etmek: both mean testing whether the hypothesis holds. Testing may support or challenge it; the verb does not promise a positive result.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with data, not a hypothesis: Ekip her gün ___ topluyor.
Choose experience or an experiment: Bu alanda beş yıllık ___ kazandım.
The findings fit the hypothesis, but are not conclusive proof. Choose destekliyor or kanıtlıyor: Bulgular hipotezi ___.
Give a verb meaning “to test”: hipotezi ___. Use an infinitive.
sınamak / test etmek
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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