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Questions & Answers about Hücrelere veri girerken formülü yanlış yazarsam sonuç hatalı olur.
What does the suffix -ken in girerken indicate?
The suffix -ken forms an adverbial participle, expressing while or when. So girerken literally means while entering or as [I] enter.
Why is hücrelere in the dative case and what does it mean?
hücre means “cell,” -ler makes it plural, and -e marks the dative “to.” Therefore hücrelere = to the cells.
Why doesn’t veri take an accusative suffix, while formülü does?
In Turkish, definite/specific direct objects take the accusative suffix, but generic or indefinite objects often remain unsuffixed. Here veri (data) is used in a general sense, so it has no suffix. In contrast, formülü is “the formula” (definite), so it takes -ü.
Why is formülü in the accusative case?
Because it’s a definite direct object of yazmak. The last vowel of formül is ü, so the accusative suffix is -ü, giving formül + ü = formülü.
How is the conditional form yazarsam constructed from yazmak?
You start with the stem yaz-, add the aorist tense marker -ar (vowel harmony with a), then the conditional suffix -sa, and finally the first person singular -m, yielding yaz-ar-sa-m (“if I write”).
What is the role of yanlış in formülü yanlış yazarsam?
Here yanlış functions as an adverb meaning incorrectly or wrongly, modifying the verb yazmak. In Turkish, adverbs typically precede the verb they modify.
Why is sonuç unsuffixed, and what do hatalı olur mean?
sonuç is the subject in the nominative case (no suffix). hatalı is an adjective meaning faulty or erroneous, and olur is the 3rd person singular present of olmak (“to be/become”). Together sonuç hatalı olur means the result will be faulty.
What’s the difference between yanlış and hatalı?
Both relate to errors, but yanlış can be an adjective or adverb meaning wrong in a general sense, while hatalı is specifically an adjective meaning erroneous or containing an error. In this sentence, yanlış modifies yazarsam (adverb), and hatalı describes sonuç (adjective).
Can you omit olur and simply say sonuç hatalı?
Yes. In informal or spoken Turkish, sonuç hatalı (“the result [is] faulty”) is perfectly natural. Adding olur makes it a full verb phrase with a future/conditional nuance (“will be faulty”).
What is the typical word order in this sentence?
Turkish often places adverbial or temporal clauses first, followed by the conditional clause, and the main clause last. Verbs (or verb phrases) tend to come at the end of each clause. Hence:
1) Hücrelere veri girerken (temporal clause)
2) formülü yanlış yazarsam (conditional clause)
3) sonuç hatalı olur (main clause).