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### Expressing Relief with "İyi ki"

To express relief, gladness, or thankfulness, use the phrase `iyi ki` ("fortunately," "thank goodness," or "it is a good thing that").

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Place `iyi ki` in a clause with a fully conjugated verb. It is perfect for talking about escaping a *bela* (trouble) or arriving *sağ salim* (safe and sound).

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### Narrow Escapes and Avoiding Trouble

When telling stories about close calls, you will often use phrases like *kıl payı* (narrowly) alongside verbs like *atlatmak* (to dodge) or *bulaşmak* (to get involved). Combine these with `iyi ki` to express relief at successfully avoiding a bad situation.

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### Discussing What Could Have Been

`iyi ki` frequently pairs with statements about what *almost* happened. You can establish a dangerous context using past intention markers (like `-acaktı` for "was going to"), or use *yoksa* (otherwise) to show the alternate reality if you had been mistaken (*yanılmak*) or if things had gotten worse (*beter*).

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### Flexible Word Order

While `iyi ki` typically sits at the very beginning of the sentence or clause, you can also place it immediately after the subject for emphasis.

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Evaluative declarations (iyi ki)

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)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

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

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

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)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

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

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
fortunately / it is a good thing that	iyi ki
safe and sound	sağ salim
Fortunately you returned home safe and sound.	İyi ki eve sağ salim döndün.
trouble	bela
Fortunately we escaped from that trouble safe and sound.	İyi ki o beladan sağ salim kurtulduk.
narrowly	kıl payı
to dodge / to get over	atlatmak
Fortunately we narrowly dodged that trouble.	İyi ki o belayı kıl payı atlattık.
We narrowly dodged the accident, otherwise we would have died.	Kazayı kıl payı atlattık, yoksa ölecektik.
to get involved	bulaşmak
Fortunately you didn't get involved with that man.	İyi ki o adama bulaşmadın.
Fortunately I gave up, I didn't get involved in that trouble.	İyi ki vazgeçtim, o belaya bulaşmadım.
I was going to get involved in that project, fortunately I gave up.	O projeye bulaşacaktım, iyi ki vazgeçtim.
to be mistaken	yanılmak
Fortunately you were not mistaken, otherwise we would have had an accident.	İyi ki yanılmadın, yoksa kaza yapacaktık.
worse	beter
The illness was going to be worse, fortunately I went to the doctor.	Hastalık daha beter olacaktı, iyi ki doktora gittim.
to be thankful / to give thanks	şükretmek
The situation didn't get worse, everyone gave thanks.	Durum daha beter olmadı, herkes şükretti.
He wasn't wearing a seatbelt, fortunately we didn't have an accident.	Emniyet kemeri takmıyordu, iyi ki kaza yapmadık.
The driver wasn't looking at us, fortunately you honked the horn!	Şoför bize bakmıyordu, iyi ki kornaya bastın!
escape (deliverance, liberation) / salvation	kurtuluş
This was our only escape, fortunately we succeeded.	Bu bizim tek kurtuluşumuzdu, iyi ki başardık.
Fortunately we left that building, there was no other escape.	İyi ki o binadan çıktık, başka kurtuluş yoktu.
Fortunately the teacher didn't come, nobody was studying.	Öğretmen iyi ki gelmedi, kimse ders çalışmıyordu.
We were not expecting the danger, fortunately the police warned us.	Tehlikeyi beklemiyorduk, iyi ki polis bizi uyardı.
Fortunately I was mistaken, he is a very good person.	İyi ki yanıldım, o çok iyi bir insan.
Fortunately I survived that accident safe and sound, now I am thankful.	İyi ki o kazayı sağ salim atlattım, şimdi şükrediyorum.

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