Parametrelere uygun testler yapılmadan proje gidişatını netleştirmek mümkün değil.

It is not possible to clarify the project’s progress without conducting tests according to the parameters.

Breakdown of Parametrelere uygun testler yapılmadan proje gidişatını netleştirmek mümkün değil.

• olmak: to be
• proje: the project
• değil: not
• test: the test
• mümkün: possible
• uygun: suitable
• -e: to
• -madan: without
• netleştirmek: to clarify
• -ı: accusative
• yapılmak: to be done
• parametre: the parameter
• gidişat: the progress

Questions & Answers about Parametrelere uygun testler yapılmadan proje gidişatını netleştirmek mümkün değil.

Why is parametrelere uygun in the dative plural? What does parametrelere mean?

• parametre = parameter
• -ler makes it plural → parametreler (parameters)
• -e is the dative case (‘for/to’)
• In Turkish, the pattern X-e uygun means “suitable for X,” so parametrelere uygun literally “suitable for the parameters” or “in accordance with the parameters.”

What does the suffix -madan in yapılmadan signify, and why -madan not -meden?

• It’s a negative converb formed by -ma (negation) + -dan (converb “when/without doing”).
• yapıl- is the passive stem of yapmak (“to do”), so yapılmadan = “without being done.”
• Vowel harmony: because the last vowel in yapıl- is ı, you attach -madan (not -meden).

Why is yapılmadan in the passive voice? Could we use an active form instead?

• Passive (yapılmak) focuses on the action (“tests being performed”) without naming who does it.
• If you used active converb yapmadan, it would imply the subject of the main clause does the tests. E.g.
  • Parametrelere uygun testleri siz yapmadan… (“without you doing the tests…”)
• The passive lets you talk generally about “tests” without specifying an agent.

Why is gidişatını marked with -ını?

• In Turkish, a definite direct object takes the accusative suffix -(y)I.
• gidişat = progress; adding -ı gives gidişatı (“the progress”).
• Here we also see a buffer n before the final ı for easier pronunciation: gidişat-ı-nı (“its/the progress”).
• So proje gidişatını = “the project’s progress” as a clear, definite object of netleştirmek.

What is netleştirmek, and why is it in the infinitive form?

• netleşmek = “to become clear” (intransitive)
• -tir is the causative suffix → netleştirmek = “to make clear” (transitive)
• -mek is the infinitive ending; in Turkish the infinitive can act like a noun (here it’s the subject of mümkün değil)
• So netleştirmek mümkün değil = “to clarify … is not possible.”

Why is mümkün değil used instead of imkansız?

• Both mean “impossible,” but:
  • mümkün değil = “not possible” (neutral, very common)
  • imkansız = “impossible” (a bit stronger or more formal)

What word‐order rule places Parametrelere uygun testler yapılmadan before the main clause?

• Turkish generally puts adverbial/subordinate clauses before the main clause.
• Here Parametrelere uygun testler yapılmadan is an adverbial phrase (“without performing suitable tests…”).
• The main clause proje gidişatını netleştirmek mümkün değil follows, ending with the predicate mümkün değil, in line with the SOV‐type structure.

Why doesn’t proje take a genitive suffix in proje gidişatını?

• When one noun (A) modifies another (B) directly as a compound, A remains bare.
• B then takes any needed case or possessive suffixes.
• So proje gidişatını = “[the] project-progress-ACC,” where proje modifies gidişat, and gidişat carries -ını to mark “the project’s progress” as the definite object.