Breakdown of Hakem o faulü görseydi, kırmızı kart verirdi.
o
that / he / she / it
görmek
to see
vermek
to give
kırmızı
red
Questions & Answers about Hakem o faulü görseydi, kırmızı kart verirdi.
How exactly does görseydi mean "if he had seen"?
It uses the past counterfactual structure taught in this lesson. We take the verb root gör- (see), add the conditional suffix -se (if), the buffer -y-, and the past tense suffix -di. Together, the -seydi ending creates the meaning "if he had seen."
Why is the result expressed with verirdi? Doesn't that mean "he used to give"?
While the aorist plus past tense structure (-ir + -di) is often used to mean "used to" (past habitual), in conditional sentences it provides the "would have" meaning. So here as the result of an if-clause, verirdi translates to "he would have given."
Why does faul get the accusative ending in faulü, but kart gets no ending?
This highlights the difference between specific and non-specific direct objects. Because of the word o (that), o faulü means "that specific foul" and requires the accusative case. kırmızı kart just means "a red card" in general, so it takes no case marker.
The vowels in faul are back vowels. Why does it take the front vowel suffix -ü instead of -u?
faul is a foreign loanword. In many loanwords ending in l, the l is pronounced softly. Because of this soft sound at the end of the word, it takes front vowel suffixes like -ü despite the back vowels earlier in the word.