Kediyi veterinere götürmeden olmaz.

Because kedi is the definite direct object of götürmek (to take / bring), so it takes the accusative ending.

• kedi = cat
• kediyi = the cat

In Turkish, when a direct object is specific or definite, it usually takes the accusative. So:

• Kedi götürmek = to take a cat / cats in a general sense
• Kediyi götürmek = to take the cat

Here, the sentence is talking about a particular cat, so kediyi is the natural form.

Because veterinere has the dative ending -e / -a, which often means to or toward.

• veteriner = veterinarian / vet
• veterinere = to the vet

The verb götürmek often takes:

• a direct object in the accusative: kediyi
• a destination in the dative: veterinere

So the structure is:

• kediyi veterinere götürmek = to take the cat to the vet

Veterineri would be the accusative form, meaning the vet as a direct object, which is not what is needed here.

Götürmeden comes from:

• götürmek = to take
• -meden / -madan = without doing

So:

• götürmeden = without taking

This suffix is attached to the verb stem and creates a kind of adverbial clause:

• Kediyi veterinere götürmeden... = without taking the cat to the vet...

In this sentence, it combines with olmaz to give the idea that not taking the cat to the vet is not an option.

This is a very common Turkish pattern:

• -meden olmaz = it won’t do without... / one must... / it’s necessary to...

Literally:

• olmaz = it does not work / it is not possible / it won’t do
• götürmeden olmaz = it won’t do without taking (it)

So the whole sentence means something like:

• It won’t do without taking the cat to the vet
• The cat has to be taken to the vet
• We need to take the cat to the vet

This is a natural Turkish way to express necessity, often a little idiomatic.

Yes, the subject is not stated explicitly.

Turkish often leaves the subject unspoken when it is understood from context. In this sentence, there is no person ending on olmaz that tells you exactly who must do it. So the meaning is more general:

• someone has to take the cat to the vet
• we/you/I need to take the cat to the vet

Who exactly is responsible depends on the situation.

That is why olmaz here feels somewhat impersonal, similar to English expressions like:

• It won’t do...
• It’s necessary...
• There’s no way around...

A rough breakdown is:

• kediyi = the cat
• veterinere = to the vet
• götürmeden = without taking
• olmaz = it won’t do / it’s not possible

So very literally:

• Without taking the cat to the vet, it won’t do

This literal version sounds unusual in English, but it helps show how the Turkish grammar works.

Yes, those are possible alternatives:

• Kediyi veterinere götürmek gerek.
• Kediyi veterinere götürmek lazım.

Both mean something like The cat needs to be taken to the vet.

Compared with those:

• götürmek gerek/lazım = more direct statement of necessity
• götürmeden olmaz = more idiomatic, with the sense of there’s no getting around it

So götürmeden olmaz can sound a bit stronger or more like:

• We really have to
• We can’t avoid doing this

Because Turkish is normally a verb-final language.

A common basic order is:

• subject + object + other information + verb

In this sentence, the main verb is olmaz, and it comes at the end:

• Kediyi veterinere götürmeden olmaz

The part kediyi veterinere götürmeden comes before it as a dependent clause-like unit.

This is very normal in Turkish and one of the biggest word-order differences from English.

Yes, Turkish word order is somewhat flexible, but changing it affects emphasis.

The neutral order here is:

• Kediyi veterinere götürmeden olmaz.

You might also hear variations in speech if the speaker wants to emphasize a certain part, but the standard, most natural version is the one given.

For learners, it is best to keep this order until you become comfortable with Turkish emphasis patterns.

This is because of vowel harmony.

The suffix has two main forms:

• -madan
• -meden

Which one is used depends on the vowels in the word before it.

Since the relevant vowel in götürmek leads to the e-type form, you get:

• götürmeden

Compare:

• bakmadan = without looking
• gitmeden = without going
• konuşmadan = without speaking

So -meden is just the vowel-harmonized version of the same suffix.

Here, take is the best choice.

In Turkish, götürmek generally means moving something or someone away from the current place to another place. English usually expresses that as take.

• Kediyi veterinere götürmek = to take the cat to the vet

Its opposite is often getirmek:

• getirmek = to bring

English and Turkish do not always divide take/bring in exactly the same way, but in this sentence take is the most natural translation.