Havalimanına geç kalırsan, uçuşunu kaçırırsın.

If you are late for the airport, you'll miss your flight.

Breakdown of Havalimanına geç kalırsan, uçuşunu kaçırırsın.

• geç kalmak: to be late
• kaçırmak: to miss
• uçuş: the flight

Questions & Answers about Havalimanına geç kalırsan, uçuşunu kaçırırsın.

What does the dative case suffix in havalimanına indicate?

It marks the destination. In this case, havalimanına comes from havalimanı (airport) with the added dative marker -na, meaning "to the airport."

How is the conditional mood formed in the clause geç kalırsan?

Turkish expresses conditionals through verb suffixes. In geç kalırsan, the verb kalmak (to be or to remain) takes the conditional suffix -rsan (added to its aorist form), and with geç ("late") it forms the expression "if you are late."

What does the ending -sın in kaçırırsın signify?

The ending -sın is the second-person singular personal marker. It tells you that the verb is addressing "you." Thus, kaçırırsın means "you will miss" (or "you miss" in general/aorist usage).

Why isn’t there a separate word for "if" in the conditional clause?

In Turkish, the idea of "if" is built into the verb through suffixation. By adding -rsan to the verb stem, the sentence naturally conveys the conditional meaning—eliminating the need for a standalone word equivalent to "if."

What tense or aspect are the verbs kalırsan and kaçırırsın in?

Both verbs are in the aorist form, which in Turkish can indicate general truth, habitual actions, or future outcomes depending on context. Here, they function to express a future consequence: "if you are late, you will miss your flight."

How is possession expressed in the word uçuşunu?

The noun uçuş (flight) takes a possessive suffix -un to mean "your flight." Additionally, the accusative case is indicated (here combined with the possessive ending) to show that the flight is the direct object of the verb kaçırırsın.

Can you explain the overall structure of the sentence Havalimanına geç kalırsan, uçuşunu kaçırırsın?

Certainly. The sentence is divided into two parts: • The conditional clause: Havalimanına geç kalırsan means "if you are late to the airport," where the condition is communicated via the conditional suffix on the verb. • The result clause: uçuşunu kaçırırsın means "you will miss your flight," with the consequence clearly marked by the personal ending. Together, they form a typical Turkish conditional sentence where the relationship between condition and result is expressed solely through affixation and context.