Word
Kültürünü tanıtacaksa, hazırladığı sunumu izleyeceğiz.
Meaning
If he is going to introduce his culture, we will watch the presentation that he prepared.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kültürünü tanıtacaksa, hazırladığı sunumu izleyeceğiz.
izlemek
to watch
sunum
presentation
hazırlamak
to prepare / to pack
kültür
culture
Questions & Answers about Kültürünü tanıtacaksa, hazırladığı sunumu izleyeceğiz.
How does the ending on tanıtacaksa translate to if he is going to introduce?
It combines the future tense suffix -acak with the conditional suffix -sa. Together, -acaksa means if he will do something or if he is planning to do something. We use this instead of a simple if conditional because the sentence focuses specifically on his future plan or intention to introduce the culture.
Why are there two -ü endings on Kültürünü?
The first -ü is the possessive suffix meaning his (kültürü = his culture). The second -ü is the accusative case marker, showing that his culture is the specific direct object being introduced. The -n- in the middle is a buffer letter that is always used when adding a case marker to a third-person possessive suffix.
What makes hazırladığı mean that he prepared?
This uses the -dık relative suffix, which turns a verb into an adjective, similar to using that in English. We take the verb hazırla (prepare), add -dık, and then add the possessive suffix -ı (his) to show who prepared it. The k softens to ğ between vowels, giving us hazırladığı (literally his prepared).
Why does sunum (presentation) change to sunumu?