Breakdown of Bir öğrenci konsantre oluyorsa kütüphanede sessizlik kurallarına uymak lazım.
bir
a / an
öğrenci
student
kütüphane
library
sessizlik
silence
kural
rule
lazım
necessary
konsantre olmak
to concentrate
uymak
to comply
Questions & Answers about Bir öğrenci konsantre oluyorsa kütüphanede sessizlik kurallarına uymak lazım.
How is oluyorsa formed in this sentence?
It uses the verb olmak (to be/become). First, we add the present continuous tense -uyor to make oluyor (is happening/becoming). Then we add the conditional suffix -sa (if). Together with the word konsantre, konsantre oluyorsa means "if [a student] is concentrating right now".
Why is there an -n- in kurallarına?
"Silence rules" is a noun compound: sessizlik kuralları. The -ı at the end links "rules" to "silence". The verb uymak requires the dative case -a (to). Whenever you add a case ending to a compound noun that ends in a possessive suffix like -ı, you must use the buffer letter -n-. This gives us kurallarına.
Why does the verb uymak (to follow) take the dative case here?
In English, you directly "follow the rules", but in Turkish, the verb uymak literally means "to conform to", "to fit", or "to comply with". Because of this, it always requires the dative case (-a or -e) on the object you are complying with.
Why isn't there a personal ending on lazım or uymak?
The phrase uymak lazım is a general statement meaning "it is necessary to follow" or "one must follow". Because this rule applies generally to anyone in the library rather than a specific person like "I" or "we", we just use the dictionary form of the verb (uymak) followed by lazım (necessary).
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