Breakdown of Burs almayacaksa kayıt yok, çünkü program çok pahalı.
çok
very
pahalı
expensive
yok
there is not / non-existent
almak
to take, to buy
program
schedule / program
çünkü
because
burs
scholarship
kayıt
registration / record / entry
Questions & Answers about Burs almayacaksa kayıt yok, çünkü program çok pahalı.
How is almayacaksa formed with the negative, future, and conditional all at once?
Let's break it down: al- (get/take) + -ma (not) + -yacak (going to) + -sa (if). Notice the buffer -y- between the negative -ma and the future -acak. Altogether, almayacaksa means 'if he is not going to get'.
Why use the future conditional almayacaksa instead of just saying almazsa (if he doesn't get)?
The future conditional focuses on a plan or a set future outcome. Almayacaksa means 'if it is already the case that he is not going to get it'. Using almazsa would mean 'if he happens to not get it' as a possibility. Here, the speaker is reacting to an established fact about the future.
Why does the translation say 'he' when there's no pronoun like o in the sentence?
In Turkish, the third-person singular (he, she, or it) doesn't add a personal ending to the verb. Because almayacaksa has no personal suffix after the conditional -sa, we know the subject is he, she, or it. Context would make it clear who is being talked about!
Kayıt yok literally means 'registration doesn't exist'. Is this a normal way to say this?
Yes! Turkish frequently uses var (there is) and yok (there is not) to describe situations where English uses an action verb. Saying kayıt yok is a very natural and absolute way to say 'we won't register' or 'enrollment is off'.
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