Learn Turkish: Eğer hayat tarzımı değiştirsem, başarımı artırırım. - If I changed my lifestyle, I would increase my success.

We start with the verb stem değiştir (to change something). Since this lesson covers the present hypothetical (Type 2) conditional, we attach the conditional suffix -se. Finally, we add the first-person singular suffix -m to say 'if I changed'.

Why does the second half of the sentence use the aorist tense in artırırım to mean 'I would increase'?

In Turkish, when you create a present hypothetical conditional using -sa or -se in the if-clause, the main clause typically takes the aorist tense. While the aorist usually describes a general habit, in this specific conditional structure it acts like 'would' in English.

Can we drop the word Eğer from this sentence?

Yes! The actual 'if' meaning is carried entirely by the -se suffix in değiştirsem. Using Eğer at the start of the sentence is optional and simply serves to give early emphasis that a condition is coming.

What are the suffixes doing in hayat tarzımı?

Hayat tarzı is a compound noun meaning 'lifestyle'. To say 'my', we replace the compound's linking vowel with the first-person possessive -ım, making hayat tarzım. Finally, because your lifestyle is the specific direct object being changed, we add the accusative suffix -ı at the very end.