Breakdown of Yağmur çiselese de yürüyüş yaptıktan sonra kahve içiyoruz.
kahve
coffee
içmek
to drink
yağmur
rain
sonra
after
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
yürüyüş yapmak
to go for a walk
çiselemek
to drizzle
Questions & Answers about Yağmur çiselese de yürüyüş yaptıktan sonra kahve içiyoruz.
How does çiselese de translate to "even if it drizzles"?
The verb çiselemek means to drizzle. By adding the conditional suffix -se and the particle de, it forms the concessive conditional. In Turkish, combining the conditional -sA with de or da is the standard way to say "even if". You could also use bile instead of de here for the exact same meaning: çiselese bile.
I remember sonra means "after," but why is it yaptıktan sonra instead of just yapmak sonra?
To say "after doing an action" in Turkish, you cannot just put the basic verb next to sonra. You must use the structure -DIktAn sonra. This attaches the past participle -DIk and the "from" suffix -tAn (following consonant harmony for yap) to the verb stem, making yaptıktan sonra.
The English translation says "we drink" (a habit), but içiyoruz uses the continuous -iyor suffix. Shouldn't it be the aorist tense içeriz?
You absolutely could use the aorist içeriz here to express a general habit! However, in everyday spoken Turkish, the present continuous (-iyor) is frequently used to talk about regular routines, similar to how we use the simple present in English.
Why is the word yağmur (rain) included if çiselese already means "it drizzles"?
Just like with the general verb for raining (yağmak), Turkish often pairs the specific weather noun with the verb. The full phrase is yağmur çiselemek (literally "for rain to drizzle"). However, just saying çiselese de without yağmur would also be perfectly understood in context.
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