Learn Hardcore Turkish: Yeni katalog geldiğinde fiyatları karşılaştırarak en uygun seçeneği seçebilirsiniz. - When the new catalog arrives, you can compare prices and choose the most suitable option.

Turkish often drops the subject pronoun because it’s encoded in the verb ending. The ending -siniz on seçebilirsiniz tells you the subject is you (plural or polite). So although you don’t see siz, it’s implied.

How is geldiğinde formed and what does it mean?

geldiğinde comes from gelmek (to come) plus the suffix -dık (a noun-forming suffix) and -ında (a locative/time marker). Together they form a temporal clause meaning “when it arrives.”

Why is fiyatları in the accusative case?

karşılaştırmak (to compare) takes a definite direct object. Adding -ları (plural + accusative) to fiyat (price) marks “the prices” as the specific items being compared.

What role does -arak serve in karşılaştırarak?

The suffix -arak creates a converb (verbal adverb) that expresses “by doing” or “while doing.” Here fiyatları karşılaştırarak means “by comparing the prices.”

What does en uygun mean and how do you form the superlative in Turkish?

en uygun means “the most suitable” or “the best fit.” You form the superlative by placing en before an adjective. For example, güzel (nice) → en güzel (the nicest).

Why is seçeneği in the accusative case?

seçmek (to choose) also takes a definite direct object. Adding -i to seçenek (option) marks “the option” as what you’re choosing.

How is seçebilirsiniz constructed and what does it express?

seçebilirsiniz breaks down into: • seç- (root “choose”)
• -ebil (potential suffix “can”)
• -irsiniz (second-person plural/polite present/future ending)
It expresses “you can choose.”

How is the sentence structured into clauses?

It has three parts chained together:

Temporal clause: Yeni katalog geldiğinde (“when the new catalog arrives”)
Manner converb: fiyatları karşılaştırarak (“by comparing the prices”)
Main clause: en uygun seçeneği seçebilirsiniz (“you can choose the most suitable option”).