Sabaha kadar uyusam da zihnim hâlâ dolu.

Even if I sleep until morning, my mind is still full.

Breakdown of Sabaha kadar uyusam da zihnim hâlâ dolu.

• olmak: to be
• benim: my
• uyumak: to sleep
• sabah: the morning

Questions & Answers about Sabaha kadar uyusam da zihnim hâlâ dolu.

What does the ending in uyusam mean and how is the form built?

It’s the conditional mood in 1st person singular: “if I sleep / were to sleep.” The verb is uyumak (to sleep), stem uyu- + conditional -sa/-se + 1sg personal ending -m → uyu + sa + m = uyusam. With the clitic da, it yields a concessive sense: “even if I sleep.”

What’s the difference between uyusam and uyursam?

• uyusam: bare conditional; tends to feel more hypothetical, specific, or even wish-like (“if only I could sleep”).
• uyursam: aorist + conditional; sounds more general or neutral (“if I sleep [as a rule/whenever]”).
  In this sentence, both are possible. Uyusam da leans toward “even if I do manage to sleep,” while uyursam da sounds more general.

What is da doing after uyusam?

Here da/de is a separate enclitic meaning “even though/even if.” It creates a concessive clause: uyusam da = “even if I sleep.” Don’t confuse it with the locative suffix -da/-de attached to nouns. This da is written separately, never as ta/te (only the locative suffix has t/d alternation).

Why is it Sabaha kadar, and what does kadar do?