Projenin başarısını etkileyen kritik zamanlama unsurlarını netleştirdik.

We clarified the critical timing factors that affect the project’s success.

Breakdown of Projenin başarısını etkileyen kritik zamanlama unsurlarını netleştirdik.

• proje: the project
• kritik: critical
• başarı: the success
• etkilemek: to affect
• netleştirmek: to clarify
• zamanlama: the timing
• unsur: the factor

Questions & Answers about Projenin başarısını etkileyen kritik zamanlama unsurlarını netleştirdik.

What does the -nin suffix in Projenin do?

The suffix -nin is the genitive case marker for third-person singular. It shows possession: projenin = of the project (i.e. “the project’s”).

Why does başarısını have two suffixes (-sı and -ı)?

In başarısını, the root başarı (success) takes:

• -sı (3rd-person possessive) → “its success” (referring back to proje)
• -ı (accusative case) to mark it as the definite direct object of etkileyen
  Vowel harmony and consonant assimilation combine these into -sını, yielding başarısını.

What is etkileyen, and how does it form a relative clause?

Etkileyen is the present active participle of etkilemek (to affect), meaning affecting or that affect. Turkish uses participles instead of relative pronouns:
• projenin başarısını etkileyen unsurlar = “the elements that affect the project’s success.”

Why are kritik, zamanlama and unsurları in that order?

Turkish modifier order is: adjective → noun → noun with post-modifiers. Here:

1. kritik (critical) – adjective
2. zamanlama (timing/scheduling) – noun
3. unsurları (elements-Acc) – noun + plural + accusative
   Together they form the noun phrase “critical timing elements.”

Why does unsurları end in -ları?

Unsur (element) takes:

• -lar (plural) → unsurlar (“elements”)
• -ı (accusative for definite objects) → unsurları (“the elements” as a direct object of netleştirdik).

What does netleştirdik mean, and how is it built?

Netleştirdik = we clarified (made clear). Breakdown:
• netleştir- = “make (something) clear” (causative of netleş-, become clear)
• -di = simple past tense
• -k = first-person plural (“we”)

How do we know the subject is “we” in netleştirdik?

In Turkish, verb endings carry subject information. The final -k of netleştirdik specifically marks first-person plural, so it means “we clarified.”

What’s the difference between zaman and zamanlama?

• zaman = “time” (general concept)
• zamanlama = “timing” or “scheduling,” derived from the verb zamanlamak (“to schedule”)
In this sentence, zamanlama highlights the scheduling aspects critical to project success.