B2 Collocation Formal

başarıyı yakalamak

to find success

Significado

To become successful in a field.

🌍

Contexto cultural

Success is often viewed as a result of 'alın teri' (sweat of the brow). 'Başarıyı yakalamak' implies that after all that sweat, you finally grabbed the prize. Networking and 'torpil' (connections) are often discussed, but 'başarıyı yakalamak' is the phrase used to validate one's own hard-earned achievements in public. The exam culture is intense. Students are told that 'catching success' in the YKS (university exam) is the only way to a good life. Fans are very passionate. When a team 'catches success', the whole city might celebrate for days.

🎯

Use with Adjectives

Make it stronger by adding 'büyük bir' (a great) or 'beklenen' (the expected) before 'başarıyı'.

⚠️

Don't forget the '-yı'

Without the accusative suffix, the phrase sounds broken to native ears.

Significado

To become successful in a field.

🎯

Use with Adjectives

Make it stronger by adding 'büyük bir' (a great) or 'beklenen' (the expected) before 'başarıyı'.

⚠️

Don't forget the '-yı'

Without the accusative suffix, the phrase sounds broken to native ears.

💬

Modesty

In Turkey, when you say you 'caught success', it's polite to follow up with 'şansın da yardımıyla' (with the help of luck) to avoid sounding arrogant.

Ponte a prueba

Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'başarıyı yakalamak'.

Genç girişimci, geliştirdiği uygulama sayesinde kısa sürede ______.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: başarıyı yakaladı

We need the past tense and the accusative case '-yı'.

Which sentence uses the phrase most naturally in a business context?

Pazardaki fırsatları değerlendirirsek...

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: a

'Yakalayabiliriz' is the standard collocation for achieving success in business.

Match the Turkish phrase with its English equivalent.

Match the following:

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: all

These are all related collocations using 'yakalamak' or idiomatic success.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Yeni projen nasıl gidiyor? B: Harika! Sonunda ______.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: başarıyı yakaladım

The speaker (B) is talking about their own project.

🎉 Puntuación: /4

Ayudas visuales

Banco de ejercicios

4 ejercicios
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'başarıyı yakalamak'. Fill Blank B1

Genç girişimci, geliştirdiği uygulama sayesinde kısa sürede ______.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: başarıyı yakaladı

We need the past tense and the accusative case '-yı'.

Which sentence uses the phrase most naturally in a business context? Choose B2

Pazardaki fırsatları değerlendirirsek...

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: a

'Yakalayabiliriz' is the standard collocation for achieving success in business.

Match the Turkish phrase with its English equivalent. Match B2

Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: all

These are all related collocations using 'yakalamak' or idiomatic success.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

A: Yeni projen nasıl gidiyor? B: Harika! Sonunda ______.

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: başarıyı yakaladım

The speaker (B) is talking about their own project.

🎉 Puntuación: /4

Preguntas frecuentes

4 preguntas

Not at all. While it is formal enough for business, it's very common in neutral daily conversations about goals and achievements.

It sounds a bit heavy for a small quiz. 'Sınavdan geçtim' is better. Save 'başarıyı yakalamak' for the final exam or a big project.

'Başarmak' is the verb 'to succeed'. 'Başarıyı yakalamak' is the noun-phrase 'to achieve success'. The latter sounds more descriptive and professional.

Technically yes, but it sounds like 'catching some success' (indefinite). 'Başarıyı yakalamak' (catching the success) is much more common.

Frases relacionadas

🔄

başarı elde etmek

synonym

To obtain success

🔗

fırsatı yakalamak

similar

To seize the opportunity

🔗

başarısızlığa uğramak

contrast

To suffer failure

🔗

zirveye oynamak

builds on

To play for the top

¿Te ha servido?
¡No hay comentarios todavía. Sé el primero en compartir tus ideas!