Learn Turkish: Eğer kalıplar yanlış olsaydı, yakalar tekrar kestirilirdi. - If the patterns were wrong, the collars would be ordered to be cut again.

Sure! The root is kes- (to cut). We add the causative -tir to mean "to have someone cut" (to order a cut). Then we add the passive -il to mean "to be ordered to be cut". Finally, we add the aorist past -irdi (the aorist -ir plus the past -di), which creates the "would..." meaning for the result of a conditional sentence.

Why is the aorist past (-irdi) used here for "would be" instead of just a conditional or regular past tense?

In Turkish "if... then..." sentences, when you express what would happen in an imaginary or contrary-to-fact situation, the main clause uses the aorist past. The aorist part (-ir) gives the sense of a general consequence, while the past part (-di) distances it from reality, perfectly matching the English "would".

Why use eğer at the beginning if olsaydı already contains the conditional -sa suffix?

The word eğer means "if," but the actual grammar rule for conditionals is handled by the -sa suffix on the verb (ol-sa-y-dı). Eğer is completely optional! It is just used to give the listener an early hint that an "if" statement is coming, which is especially helpful in longer sentences.

Both kalıplar (patterns) and yakalar (collars) are plural. Why don't their verbs ( and ) take plural suffixes?