Breakdown of Saat uygun olmazsa, toplantıyı iptal ediyoruz.
olmak
to be
toplantı
meeting
saat
hour / o'clock
iptal etmek
to cancel
uygun
suitable, appropriate
Questions & Answers about Saat uygun olmazsa, toplantıyı iptal ediyoruz.
How is olmazsa formed in this sentence?
It is made of the verb root ol- (to be/become), the negative aorist suffix -maz, and the conditional suffix -sa (if). Together, olmazsa means 'if it is not' or 'if it won't be'.
Why does the first part use the aorist tense (olmazsa) while the second part uses the present continuous (ediyoruz)?
In Turkish, it is very common to use the aorist tense for the conditional part of a sentence to talk about a general possibility or a future condition. The main action can be in any tense that fits. Here, ediyoruz (we are cancelling) shows what we plan to do if that condition happens.
Why is it ediyoruz with a 'd' instead of a 't'?
The verb is iptal etmek (to cancel). When the helper verb etmek takes a suffix starting with a vowel, like the present continuous -iyor, the t changes to a d to make it easier to say. So, et-iyor-uz becomes ediyoruz.
What is the -yı at the end of toplantıyı?
It is the accusative case suffix. Because the meeting is the specific thing being cancelled (the direct object of the verb), it needs the accusative ending -ı. Since toplantı ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter y first, making it toplantıyı.
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