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Kampanya yapmayan adaylar başarılı değil.

Kampanya yapmayan adaylar başarılı değil.
Candidates who do not campaign are not successful.
From Lesson 136:Negative subject relative clauses (-mayan / -meyen)·Turkish

Breakdown of Kampanya yapmayan adaylar başarılı değil.

değil
not
yapmak
to do / to make
başarılı
successful
kampanya
campaign
aday
candidate

Questions & Answers about Kampanya yapmayan adaylar başarılı değil.

How does yapmayan translate to 'who do not'?
It uses the negative participle you are learning now. From the verb root yap- (do), we add the negative suffix -ma-, a buffer letter -y-, and the participle suffix -an (who/which). Together, yapmayan acts like an adjective meaning 'who does not do'.
Why do we use yapmayan instead of a specific verb for 'campaigning'?
In Turkish, kampanya is only a noun. To turn it into an action, you must use the helper verb yapmak (to do/make). So, 'to campaign' is literally kampanya yapmak (to do a campaign).
Since there are multiple candidates (adaylar), why isn't yapmayan plural too?
Participles like yapmayan act exactly like adjectives. In Turkish, when an adjective comes right before a noun, it never takes a plural suffix, even if the noun it describes is plural.
Where is the word for 'are' in 'are not successful'?
In a negative sentence using an adjective like başarılı (successful), the word değil means 'is not' or 'are not'. Since this is a general statement about the candidates, değil doesn't need any extra personal suffixes.

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