Bedeutung
To take necessary action to resolve a problem.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The phrase reflects 'Pragmatic Fatalism'. Turks often accept that things will go wrong (Kısmet), but they are experts at 'çaresine bakmak' (finding a workaround) using whatever is at hand. In Turkish offices, 'çaresine bakmak' is a sign of a 'can-do' attitude. Managers value employees who don't just report problems but 'çaresine bakıp' (handle them) before reporting. In old Turkish movies, the poor but proud hero often tells the villain 'Senin çaresine bakacağım,' implying he will stop the villain's evil deeds. It is common to use this phrase when splitting a bill or organizing a group event where details are messy.
The 'Self-Reliance' Hack
If you want to sound like a native speaker who is independent, use 'Kendi başımın çaresine bakabilirim' (I can fend for myself). It's a very common and respected sentiment.
Aggression Alert
Be careful using this with people. 'Senin çaresine bakacağım' can sound like a threat from a mafia movie. Use 'Bu durumun çaresine bakalım' to be safer.
Bedeutung
To take necessary action to resolve a problem.
The 'Self-Reliance' Hack
If you want to sound like a native speaker who is independent, use 'Kendi başımın çaresine bakabilirim' (I can fend for myself). It's a very common and respected sentiment.
Aggression Alert
Be careful using this with people. 'Senin çaresine bakacağım' can sound like a threat from a mafia movie. Use 'Bu durumun çaresine bakalım' to be safer.
The 'Usta' Culture
In Turkey, you often call an 'usta' (master/handyman) to 'çaresine bakmak' for things. It's a common social interaction.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of 'çaresine bakmak'.
Musluk bozuldu, yarın tesisatçı gelip ______ ______.
The future tense is needed here because the plumber is coming tomorrow.
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly in a professional context?
A manager wants an employee to handle a client's problem.
This is professional and uses the correct genitive-dative structure.
Complete the dialogue.
Ayşe: 'Fatma, sınavdan çok korkuyorum, hiç çalışmadım!' Fatma: 'Ağlamayı bırak da ______ ______.'
Fatma is telling Ayşe to fend for herself or find her own solution.
Match the problem with the 'çare'.
Problem: 'Karnım çok aç ama evde yemek yok.'
Ordering food is the logical remedy for hunger.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMusluk bozuldu, yarın tesisatçı gelip ______ ______.
The future tense is needed here because the plumber is coming tomorrow.
A manager wants an employee to handle a client's problem.
This is professional and uses the correct genitive-dative structure.
Ayşe: 'Fatma, sınavdan çok korkuyorum, hiç çalışmadım!' Fatma: 'Ağlamayı bırak da ______ ______.'
Fatma is telling Ayşe to fend for herself or find her own solution.
Problem: 'Karnım çok aç ama evde yemek yok.'
Ordering food is the logical remedy for hunger.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but be careful. It means 'to deal with them.' If they are a problem, it's fine, but it can sound harsh.
Yes, 'Bu konunun çaresine bakacağız' is a standard way to tell a client you are handling their issue.
'Halletmek' is 'to solve'; 'çaresine bakmak' is 'to attend to the remedy.' They are 90% interchangeable, but 'çaresine bakmak' feels more idiomatic.
The verb 'bakmak' always takes the dative case (-e/-a). You look *to* something in Turkish grammar.
No, that sounds like you are looking for a remedy in a shop. You must use the possessive 'çaresine'.
Constantly! Especially in Arabesk music where singers ask for a 'çare' for their love-sickness.
Simply say 'Ben çaresine bakarım.'
Usually, people say 'derdimin çaresi yok' (my trouble has no remedy), but you can say 'bu aşk acısının çaresine bakmalıyım' (I must deal with this heartbreak).
No, it's standard Turkish, but 'icabına bakmak' is the slangy version.
It's considered B2 because of the complex grammar and the figurative meaning.
Verwandte Redewendungen
başının çaresine bakmak
specialized formTo fend for oneself.
icabına bakmak
similarTo deal with something/someone (often forcefully).
halletmek
synonymTo solve or handle.
çözüm bulmak
synonymTo find a solution.
çaresiz kalmak
contrastTo be helpless.
