Breakdown of Makine yeni parçayı üretince işçi onu alıyor.
o
that / he / she / it
yeni
new
almak
to take, to buy
işçi
worker
Questions & Answers about Makine yeni parçayı üretince işçi onu alıyor.
How is the 'as soon as' meaning formed in üretince?
It uses the suffix -ince attached directly to the verb root üret- (to produce). This suffix creates a time clause meaning 'when' or 'as soon as.' Because of vowel harmony with the 'e' in üret-, the suffix takes the 'i' form.
How do we know when the machine produces the part if üretince doesn't have a past or present tense marker?
Verbs with the -ince suffix don't show tense themselves. Instead, they borrow their time from the main verb at the end of the sentence. Because the main verb alıyor is in the present, we know the producing also happens in the present.
Why do both parçayı and onu have accusative case endings?
They are both specific direct objects receiving an action. The word parça (part) gets the ending -yı because it is the specific object of üretince (produces). The word o (it) gets the ending -nu because it is the specific object being taken by the worker.
Why does alıyor use the present continuous suffix -ıyor if the English translation says 'takes' instead of 'is taking'?
In everyday Turkish, the present continuous tense with -ıyor is very frequently used for general, factual, or habitual actions, much like the simple present tense in English.