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Nazar değerse mavi bir taş taşıyın.

Nazar değerse mavi bir taş taşıyın.
If you get the evil eye, carry a blue stone.
From Lesson 133:Conditional actions (-(y)sA)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Nazar değerse mavi bir taş taşıyın.

How does değerse mean "get" in "If you get the evil eye"?
The phrase is a Turkish idiom: nazar değmek. The verb değmek literally means "to touch" or "to strike". So, getting the evil eye is expressed in Turkish as the evil eye "touching" you.
How is the conditional formed in değerse?
This word breaks down into three parts: the verb root değ-, the aorist (simple present) suffix -er, and the conditional suffix -se. Using the aorist with the conditional gives the meaning of "if it happens" as a general possibility, which fits perfectly here as general advice.
Why is the word order mavi bir taş instead of bir mavi taş?
In Turkish, when you have an adjective and the word bir (meaning "a" or "an"), the adjective almost always comes first. The pattern is Adjective + bir + Noun. If you said bir mavi taş, it would emphasize the number 1, sounding more like "one blue stone".
Why does taşıyın end with -yın? Who is being told to carry the stone?
This is a command (imperative) directed at "you". The root is taşı- (to carry). The -yın suffix makes it a formal or plural command. If you were giving this advice informally to one close friend, you would use the singular command and just say taşı.
Do the words taş (stone) and taşıyın (carry) come from the same root?
No, it is just a fun coincidence! Taş is a noun meaning "stone", and taşı- is a completely unrelated verb root meaning "to carry".

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