Breakdown of Askerken komutandan emir almak lazım.
almak
to take, to buy
lazım
necessary
asker
soldier
komutan
commander
emir
order (command)
Questions & Answers about Askerken komutandan emir almak lazım.
How does askerken mean "while you are a soldier" if there is no "you" in the word?
The suffix -ken means "while being". It does not change for "I", "you", or "we" (no personal suffixes are added). We figure out who is being talked about from context. Here, it is a general statement meaning "while one is a soldier" or "while you are a soldier".
Why is it askerken and not "askarkan" to match vowel harmony?
The suffix -ken is a famous exception in Turkish! It never follows vowel harmony. It is always spelled with an "e", no matter what the last vowel of the base word is.
Why is the dictionary form almak (to take) used here with lazım?
To say "it is necessary to do something" in a general sense, you simply use the infinitive verb (ending in -mak or -mek, like almak) followed by lazım.
Why does komutan (commander) have the -dan suffix?
The suffix -dan means "from". Because you are receiving the order from the commander, komutan takes this "from" suffix to become komutandan.
The translation says "take orders" (plural), but emir is singular. Do I need to say "emirler"?
No, you do not need the plural suffix here. In Turkish, general objects often stay singular. Emir almak acts like a general action ("order-taking"), so it naturally translates to "taking orders" in English without needing the plural suffix -ler.
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