Breakdown of Yedek bilgisayar çalışmazsa ne yapıyoruz?
ne
what
bilgisayar
computer
çalışmak
to work / to study
yapmak
to do / to make
Questions & Answers about Yedek bilgisayar çalışmazsa ne yapıyoruz?
How do we break down the word çalışmazsa?
It is made of the verb stem çalış (to work), the aorist negative suffix -maz (does not), and the conditional suffix -sa (if). Together, it means 'if it does not work'. We use the aorist tense here because it describes a general possibility or a future condition.
Could I say çalışmıyorsa instead of çalışmazsa here?
Yes, but there is a slight difference in meaning. Çalışmıyorsa uses the present continuous tense, meaning 'if it is not working right now'. Çalışmazsa uses the aorist tense, which sounds more like a hypothetical condition for the future: 'if it fails to work' when we try it.
Why does the sentence use yapıyoruz (what are we doing) instead of the future tense yapacağız (what will we do)?
Just like in English, Turkish often uses the present continuous tense (-ıyor) to talk about immediate future plans or the next steps in a process. Asking 'what are we doing?' makes it sound like an active plan rather than a distant future possibility.
I learned that çalışmak means to work at a job. Does it apply to machines too?
Yes! While people work at a job, machines, computers, and engines also çalışır (work or function). If a machine is broken, you can say it çalışmıyor (is not working) or, as a condition like in this sentence, çalışmazsa.