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Sözleşme için düzenli maaş alan bir kefil lazım.

Sözleşme için düzenli maaş alan bir kefil lazım.
A guarantor who receives a regular salary is needed for the contract.
From Lesson 134:Subject relative participles (-(y)An)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Sözleşme için düzenli maaş alan bir kefil lazım.

How does alan translate to "who receives"?
alan is made from the verb root al- (to take/receive) and the subject relative suffix -an. This suffix turns a verb into an adjective meaning "the one who does [verb]". So, alan literally means "who takes" or "who receives".
Why does the phrase düzenli maaş alan come before bir kefil?
In Turkish, adjectives always go before the noun they describe. Because the -an suffix turns the whole phrase düzenli maaş alan (who receives a regular salary) into a giant describing phrase, it must be placed directly before the noun it describes, which is bir kefil (a guarantor).
Doesn't the verb almak usually mean "to buy" or "to take"?
Yes! But in Turkish, earning a salary is expressed as taking a salary. The phrase maaş almak is the standard way to say you receive or get paid a regular wage.
The English translation says "is needed". Where is the verb in the Turkish sentence?
The word lazım is an adjective meaning "necessary" or "needed". In simple present tense sentences, Turkish often drops the "to be" ending for the third person (which would be -dır here, making it lazımdır). Saying just [noun] lazım is the most common way to say "[noun] is needed".

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