Breakdown of Patron çok sinirli; toplantıda bir sorun çıkmış olmalı.
bir
a / an
çok
very
olmak
to be
toplantı
meeting
Questions & Answers about Patron çok sinirli; toplantıda bir sorun çıkmış olmalı.
Why do we use the -mış suffix in çıkmış olmalı?
To say something "must have" happened, Turkish uses the inferential past suffix (like -mış) attached to the main verb, followed by olmalı. We use -mış instead of the definite past -dı because we are making a logical deduction about an event we didn't witness firsthand. We see the boss is angry, so we deduce that a problem occurred.
What is the difference between çıkmış olmalı and çıkmalıydı?
This is a very common mix-up! çıkmış olmalı expresses a logical deduction about the past: "it must have come up." On the other hand, çıkmalıydı expresses an unfulfilled past obligation or expectation: "it should have come up." Saying bir sorun çıkmalıydı would weirdly mean that you actually expected or wanted a problem to happen!
I learned that çıkmak means "to go out" or "to exit". Why does it mean "come up" in this sentence?
çıkmak is a highly versatile verb in Turkish. When paired with words like sorun (problem), kriz (crisis), or kavga (fight), it takes on the meaning of "to emerge", "to break out", or "to come up". Therefore, sorun çıkmak is the standard way to say a problem arose.
Could I just say "Patron çok sinir" instead of sinirli?