Breakdown of Mobilyaları yenileyeceksen, ya masa ya da koltuk alman lazım.
masa
table
almak
to take, to buy
koltuk
armchair
lazım
necessary
ya... ya da
either... or
mobilya
furniture
yenilemek
to renew / to renovate
Questions & Answers about Mobilyaları yenileyeceksen, ya masa ya da koltuk alman lazım.
How does ya... ya da... work here, and is the da required?
ya... ya... means 'either... or...'. In Turkish, you often add da after the second ya to emphasize the choice, making it ya masa ya da koltuk (either a table or a sofa). The da is completely optional, so ya masa ya koltuk would also be perfectly correct.
How is the long word yenileyeceksen built?
It combines the future tense and the conditional (if). The root is yenilemek (to renew). We drop the -mek and add the future suffix -yecek (going to), then the conditional -se (if), and finally the 'you' ending -n. Together, yenileyeceksen means 'if you are going to renew'.
Why does mobilyaları end with the -ı suffix?
That is the accusative case ending, which marks a specific direct object. Mobilya means 'furniture', and -lar makes it plural. Because we are talking about renewing the specific furniture in a room rather than just furniture in general, we add the accusative -ı to make mobilyaları.
Why does the sentence use alman lazım for 'you need to buy'?
This is a very common way to express necessity. It uses the verbal noun alma (buying) plus the possessive ending -n (your), followed by lazım (necessary). Literally, it translates to 'your buying is necessary'. You could also use the suffix -malı and say almalısın, which means the exact same thing!
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