Breakdown of Toplantı uzamasın diye soruları en sona bırakalım.
diye
so that
bırakmak
to leave
toplantı
the meeting
en
most
Questions & Answers about Toplantı uzamasın diye soruları en sona bırakalım.
What does the ending in bırakalım mean?
The ending -alım/-elim is the 1st person plural optative: “let’s …”. So bırakalım means “let’s leave/put (it)”. It’s a polite, inclusive suggestion.
Why is soruları in the accusative (the -ı ending)?
Because the object is definite/known: “the questions (we all have in this meeting).” Indefinite plural would be sorular (no -ı). In this context, Turkish typically treats “the questions” as a specific set, hence soruları.
Could I use sorular instead of soruları?
You can say Sorular(ı) en sona bırakalım; both occur in speech. Soruları sounds more like a specific, already-expected set; sorular is more generic. The definite form is slightly more common here.
What exactly does diye do here?
diye introduces a purpose clause: “so that / in order that.” It attaches to a full finite clause: Toplantı uzamasın diye = “so that the meeting doesn’t drag on.” Historically it comes from demek (to say), but here it means “with the intention that.”
Is uzamasın an imperative? What form is it?