Evrakları teslim etmeden önce imzala.

A simple breakdown is:

• evrakları = the documents / the paperwork
• teslim etmeden önce = before submitting / before handing in
• imzala = sign

So the structure is:

• object
  • time clause
    • main verb

This is very normal in Turkish, especially because the main verb usually comes at the end.

Here, -ları is made of:

• -lar = plural
• -ı = accusative case

So:

• evrak = documents / paperwork
• evraklar = documents
• evrakları = the documents

The accusative is used because this is a specific direct object: you are being told to sign those particular documents.

Yes, in some contexts evrakları can also mean his/her documents or their documents, because Turkish endings can be ambiguous.

For example, evrakları could be interpreted as:

• the documents
• his/her documents
• sometimes their documents, depending on context

In this sentence, the most natural reading is the documents, because it is the object of imzala and no other context suggests possession.

Yes. Teslim etmek is a compound verb.

• teslim = delivery / submission
• etmek = to do / to make

Together, teslim etmek means to deliver, to submit, or to hand in.

Turkish has many verbs like this:

• yardım etmek = to help
• fark etmek = to notice
• kontrol etmek = to check

So in this sentence, teslim etmeden önce comes from the verb teslim etmek.

That is a very common learner question.

The pattern -madan / -meden önce means before doing something.

So:

• gelmeden önce = before coming
• çıkmadan önce = before going out
• teslim etmeden önce = before submitting

It is true that -madan / -meden by itself often means without doing, but when you add önce, the whole phrase means before doing.

So you should learn this as a set pattern:

• verb + -madan/-meden önce = before verb-ing

Önce means before.

In this sentence, it comes after the -meden form and creates a time expression:

• teslim etmeden önce = before submitting

This phrase tells you when to do the main action imzala.

So the meaning is basically:

• Sign it/them before you submit them.

Because Turkish normally puts the main conjugated verb last.

That is one of the most basic word-order patterns in Turkish. English often puts the verb earlier, but Turkish usually saves it for the end.

So this sentence follows a very typical order:

• Evrakları = object
• teslim etmeden önce = time clause
• imzala = main verb

İmzalamak is the dictionary form: to sign.

İmzala is the imperative for sen:

• imzalamak = to sign
• imzala = sign!

So this sentence is giving a direct instruction.

In Turkish, the subject is often left out when it is clear from the verb form.

Here, imzala is a command to one person, so the understood subject is:

• sen = you

Turkish usually does not need to say sen unless the speaker wants extra emphasis.

So the sentence really means something like:

• You, sign the documents before submitting them.

But Turkish normally just says imzala.

It is singular and informal.

You would use imzala with:

• a friend
• a child
• someone you speak to casually

If you want to be polite or speak to more than one person, you would usually say:

• imzalayın

So:

• Evrakları teslim etmeden önce imzala. = informal, singular
• Evrakları teslim etmeden önce imzalayın. = polite or plural

Yes. Turkish word order is flexible, although the verb usually stays at the end.

You could also say:

• Teslim etmeden önce evrakları imzala.

That is also natural and means the same thing.

The difference is mainly focus or emphasis:

• Evrakları... puts the documents first
• Teslim etmeden önce... puts the time condition first

Both are correct.