Acil durumlarda çocukları korumak gerek.
It is necessary to protect children in emergency situations.
Breakdown of Acil durumlarda çocukları korumak gerek.
çocuk
child
durum
situation
gerek
necessary
korumak
to protect
Questions & Answers about Acil durumlarda çocukları korumak gerek.
Why don't korumak or gerek have any personal endings like 'I' or 'we'?
We use this structure to make a general statement about what is necessary for anyone to do. To say 'It is necessary to do something' in a general sense, you simply use the dictionary form of the verb (the infinitive -mAk, here korumak) followed by gerek or lazım. No personal endings are needed.
Could I use lazım instead of gerek here?
Yes! For general necessity, gerek and lazım are completely interchangeable. You could say çocukları korumak lazım and it would mean exactly the same thing.
Why does çocukları have the -ı suffix at the end?
The -ı is the accusative case, marking the direct object of the verb korumak (to protect). Even though we are talking about children in general, plural generic objects in Turkish usually take the accusative case when they are the direct object of a verb.
Can you break down the suffixes in the word durumlarda?
Sure! The root word is durum (situation). We add the plural suffix -lar to make durumlar (situations), and then the locative case suffix -da (in/at) to get durumlarda (in situations).