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When talking about high-stakes choices or heroic acts, Turkish uses specific structures to express acting "at the cost of" a sacrifice or prioritizing an overriding goal.

### At the Cost of: Pahasına

To express that an action happens despite a severe risk, use **pahasına**. 

When the cost is an action, place **pahasına** immediately after the infinitive verb (**-mAk**).

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You can also use **pahasına** directly after a noun. Often, the noun takes a possessive suffix to specify *whose* life, honor, or job is on the line.

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### Provided That: Yeter ki

When you are willing to endure any cost for a single overriding goal, state your condition using **yeter ki** (provided that, as long as). 

The verb representing the desired outcome following **yeter ki** takes the conditional suffix (**-sA**).

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### The Vocabulary of Risk

Because these grammar points deal with sacrifices and strict conditions, you will frequently see them paired with the idiom **göze almak** (to risk). You can also combine **pahasına** and **yeter ki** in the same sentence to describe the ultimate sacrifice, or contrast them with **yine de** (yet, still) to highlight bravery.

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At the cost of (-mak pahasına)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

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Possessive buffer letter (n)

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The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

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Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

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Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

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Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

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Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

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Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

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Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
homeland	vatan
at the cost of	pahasına
They defended the homeland at the cost of dying.	Vatanı ölmek pahasına savundular.
deadly (e.g. disease, wound)	ölümcül
resistance (political, social)	direniş
The deadly resistance was continuing at the cost of their lives.	Ölümcül direniş, canları pahasına devam ediyordu.
traitor	hain
honor	onur
to defy	meydan okumak
The traitor was defying the king at the cost of his honor.	Hain, onuru pahasına krala meydan okuyordu.
victory	zafer
captivity	esaret
to risk	göze almak
We risked captivity at the cost of losing the victory.	Zaferi kaybetmek pahasına esareti göze aldık.
We will risk death, provided that the homeland survives.	Yeter ki vatan yaşasa, ölümü göze alırız.
We will risk everything, provided that this deadly captivity ends.	Her şeyi göze alırız, yeter ki bu ölümcül esaret bitse.
All of them would join the resistance, provided that the traitor left.	Hepsi direnişe katılırdı, yeter ki hain gitse.
None of them will give up, provided that they keep their honor.	Hiçbiri pes etmez, yeter ki onurlarını korusalar.
The traitor was afraid, yet he fought at the cost of dying.	Hain korkuyordu, yine de ölmek pahasına savaştı.
Most of them lost, yet they kept their honor at the cost of victory.	Çoğu yenildi, yine de zafer pahasına onurlarını korudular.
Some of them would defy the enemy, provided that the captivity ended.	Bazıları düşmana meydan okurdu, yeter ki esaret bitse.
A few of them risked this deadly plan at the cost of losing.	Birkaçı kaybetmek pahasına bu ölümcül planı göze aldı.
The brave soldier fights at the cost of dying.	Cesur asker ölmek pahasına savaşır.
I take this risk at the cost of my job.	İşim pahasına bu riski göze alırım.
I would work every day, provided you were successful.	Her gün çalışırdım, yeter ki sen başarılı olsan.
We would leave at the cost of losing, as long as we were independent.	Kaybetmek pahasına ayrılırdık, yeter ki bağımsız olsak.