Breakdown of Adam bayıldıktan sonra onu hemen sedyeye almak lazımdı.
o
that / he / she / it
adam
man
almak
to take, to buy
sonra
after
Questions & Answers about Adam bayıldıktan sonra onu hemen sedyeye almak lazımdı.
This lesson is about the -ır -maz (as soon as) structure. Why didn't we use it here?
This sentence is showing an alternative way to express immediate action! Using -dıktan sonra (after) plus the word hemen (immediately) means essentially the same thing. However, you could absolutely use the new structure here to say "As soon as the man fainted...": Adam bayılır bayılmaz onu sedyeye almak lazımdı.
Can we get a quick refresher on how bayıldıktan sonra translates to "after he fainted"?
Of course. To say "after doing [verb]" in Turkish, you take the verb root (bayıl-), add -dık to turn it into a noun-like word, add the ablative "from" ending (-tan), and follow it with sonra (after). So, bayıldıktan sonra acts like "after the fainting."
Why use almak (to take) instead of a verb like koymak (to put) to mean "to move him onto a stretcher"?
In Turkish medical or emergency contexts, almak is the standard, idiomatic verb used for picking a patient up and transferring them. While sedyeye koymak (to put on the stretcher) would be understood, sedyeye almak sounds much more natural for moving a patient into care.
How does the grammar in almak lazımdı work?