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Questions & Answers about Eğer bu kural hâlâ yürürlükte kalırsa, gelecek toplantıda herkes kurala uymak zorunda olacak.
What is the role of Eğer in this sentence?
Eğer means if in Turkish. It introduces the conditional clause, setting the condition under which the rest of the sentence applies.
How is the conditional structure formed in yürürlükte kalırsa?
The phrase combines yürürlükte (meaning in effect or active) with kalırsa, which is the conditional form of kalmak (to remain). By adding the conditional suffix ‑sa/‑se to the verb stem, it forms kalırsa, meaning if it remains in effect.
What does hâlâ add to the meaning of the sentence?
Hâlâ means still. In this context, it emphasizes that the rule is still active or in force at the moment and may continue to be so.
Why is kurala in the dative case in the phrase kurala uymak?
In Turkish, the verb uymak (to comply with or to follow) requires the object to be in the dative case. Thus, kural becomes kurala to indicate that one must adhere to the rule.
What does the modal phrase zorunda olacak express, and why is the future form used?
The phrase zorunda olacak translates to will have to. It expresses an obligation or necessity that will occur in the future. The future form (using the suffix ‑acak/‑ecek) is appropriate because it indicates that, if the condition is met, everyone will be required to follow the rule at the upcoming meeting.
How is the phrase gelecek toplantıda structured, and what does it mean?
Gelecek toplantıda consists of gelecek (meaning next or upcoming) and toplantıda, where toplantı (meeting) takes the locative case (‑da/‑de) to indicate location or time. Together, they mean at the next meeting.
How do the two clauses in the sentence relate to each other?
The sentence is a conditional construction. The first clause (Eğer bu kural hâlâ yürürlükte kalırsa) sets the condition (if the rule remains in effect), while the second clause (gelecek toplantıda herkes kurala uymak zorunda olacak) states the consequence (everyone will have to follow the rule at the next meeting). This structure clearly links a condition to its corresponding result.