Breakdown of Toplantı erken başlamazsa, uçuşun saati uygun olmayacak.
başlamak
to begin, to start
erken
early
olmak
to be
toplantı
meeting
Questions & Answers about Toplantı erken başlamazsa, uçuşun saati uygun olmayacak.
How is başlamazsa built to mean "if it doesn't start"?
It combines the verb root başla- (to start) with the aorist negative suffix -maz (doesn't), and the conditional suffix -sa (if). In Turkish, the aorist negative + conditional (-mazsa or -mezse) is the standard way to say "if something doesn't happen" in general or in the future.
Why is it uçuşun saati and not just uçuş saati?
Uçuş saati would mean "flight time" in general. By adding the genitive suffix -un to make uçuşun saati, it creates a specific possessive relationship. It means "the time of the flight" that they are specifically talking about, rather than just the general concept of a flight time.
Doesn't the word saat have an "a" as its last vowel? Why does it take -i in saati instead of -ı?
Saat is a loanword from Arabic. Like several other loanwords, it breaks standard vowel harmony rules. Its pronunciation is slightly softened at the end, so it takes "front" vowel suffixes like -i or -e instead of the expected -ı or -a.
Why use olmayacak here instead of değil for "not"?