Yağmur başlayınca kuru otu ambara taşıyoruz.

Başlayınca is a converb form built from başlamak (to begin / to start). In this sentence, -yınca / -ince means when, once, or as soon as.

So yağmur başlayınca means something like:

• when the rain starts
• once it starts raining
• as soon as the rain begins

It connects the first action to the main action taşıyoruz.

The y is a buffer consonant.

• verb stem: başla-
• suffix: -ınca / -ince

Because the stem ends in a vowel, Turkish inserts y to make pronunciation smoother:

• başla + ınca → başlayınca

This is very common in Turkish when a suffix beginning with a vowel is added after a vowel-final stem.

Turkish often expresses this idea as the rain starts rather than it starts raining.

So:

• yağmur = rain
• başlayınca = when it begins / when it starts

Literally, the subject of başlayınca is yağmur. Turkish does not need a dummy subject like English it in it starts raining.

Because yağmur is the subject of the subordinate clause, and subjects are normally in the nominative form, which usually has no ending in Turkish.

So here:

• yağmur = subject of başlayınca
• no case ending is needed

This is very normal Turkish structure.

Because kuru otu is the definite/specific direct object of the verb taşıyoruz.

• ot = grass / hay / herbage
• accusative ending here: -u
• ot → otu

So:

• kuru ot taşıyoruz = we carry dry grass / hay in general
• kuru otu taşıyoruz = we carry the dry grass / that specific dry grass / hay

English often does not show this difference clearly, but Turkish does.

Because Turkish adds the accusative case ending to specific direct objects.

Here the noun is ot, and the accusative ending is -u, so:

• ot + u → otu

The vowel u is chosen by vowel harmony because ot has the vowel o, which is back and rounded.

Ambara is ambar with the dative case ending -a.

• ambar = storehouse, granary, barn-like storage place
• ambara = to the storehouse / into the storehouse

Turkish often uses the dative case where English uses to or sometimes into, especially with movement verbs like taşımak (to carry).

Because Turkish usually expresses that idea with a case ending, not a separate preposition.

English:

• to the barn
• into the barn

Turkish:

• ambara

So the meaning of movement toward a place is built into the noun ending.

Taşıyoruz comes from taşımak (to carry / transport / move).

Breakdown:

• taşı- = carry
• -yor = present continuous / imperfective marker
• -uz = we

So taşıyoruz literally means we are carrying.

In context, though, Turkish -yor can also sound natural for a repeated or regular action, so the sentence can mean something like:

• we carry it
• we’re carrying it
• we move it

depending on context.

Because Turkish -yor is not used in exactly the same way as English am/is/are ... -ing.

In Turkish, -yor can describe:

• something happening right now
• something happening around this time
• something regularly done in a familiar situation

So in a sentence like this, it can describe what we do when the rain starts, even if English might prefer a simple present such as we carry.

It is built into the verb ending.

In taşıyoruz:

• -uz = we

So Turkish often omits pronouns when the verb already shows the subject clearly.

That means:

• taşıyoruz already means we carry / we are carrying
• adding biz would only be for emphasis or contrast

The sentence follows a very common Turkish order:

• Yağmur başlayınca = time clause
• kuru otu = object
• ambara = destination
• taşıyoruz = verb

Turkish usually puts the verb at the end, and information like time or condition often comes first.

A native speaker could reorder some parts for emphasis, but this version is very natural and standard.

Literally, ot often means grass, herb, or plant matter, but in this kind of farming context it can be understood more like hay or cut dry grass.

So the exact English word depends on context. If the sentence is about storing harvested dry plant material before rain, English may naturally use hay.

Yes. Turkish has several ways to say when.

For example:

• yağmur başlayınca = when the rain starts / once it starts raining
• yağmur başladığında = when the rain starts/started

The version with -ınca is often more direct, compact, and conversational. It can also suggest as soon as or once more strongly than some other forms.

It is basically:

• [When X happens] [we do Y]

More specifically:

• Yağmur başlayınca = when the rain starts
• kuru otu = the dry grass / hay
• ambara = to the storehouse
• taşıyoruz = we carry / move

So it is a very typical Turkish sentence with:

1. a time clause,
2. an object,
3. a destination,
4. a final verb.