Gözlüğümü dün bankta unutsaydım, bugün kitabı okuyamazdım.

If I had forgotten my glasses on the bench yesterday, I would not have been able to read the book today.

Breakdown of Gözlüğümü dün bankta unutsaydım, bugün kitabı okuyamazdım.

• bugün: today
• benim: my
• kitap: the book
• unutmak: to forget

Questions & Answers about Gözlüğümü dün bankta unutsaydım, bugün kitabı okuyamazdım.

Why is gözlüğümü singular when English says my glasses?

In Turkish, gözlük is usually singular even when it means a pair of eyeglasses.

So gözlüğümü breaks down as:

• gözlük = glasses / eyeglasses
• -üm = my
• -ü = accusative marker

So it literally means my glasses as the direct object.

Also, the final k in gözlük changes to ğ before a vowel, which is why you get gözlüğüm, not gözlüküm.

What does unutsaydım mean grammatically?

unutsaydım means if I had forgotten.

It can be broken down like this:

• unut- = forget
• -sa = if
• -ydı = past marker here
• -m = I

So:

• unutsaydım = if I had forgotten

This is a common Turkish way to form an unreal or contrary-to-fact past condition.

Why is it unutsaydım and not unutsam?