Breakdown of Eğer merkeze gidiyorsa, taksiye bineceğine metroya binmeli.
gitmek
to go
taksi
taxi
merkez
center
binmek
to get on / to board
metro
subway
eğer
if
Questions & Answers about Eğer merkeze gidiyorsa, taksiye bineceğine metroya binmeli.
Break down how bineceğine translates to "instead of taking".
Why do both vehicles in this sentence take the dative case (taksiye, metroya)?
The verb binmek (to get on / to take a vehicle) always requires the dative case for the vehicle being boarded. Even though in English we say "take a taxi" using a direct object, Turkish logic is closer to "get onto a taxi".
Is the word Eğer required to make this an "if" sentence?
No, the "if" meaning actually comes entirely from the conditional suffix -sa at the end of gidiyorsa. The word Eğer is optional and just acts as an early signal to the listener that a condition is coming.
How does binmeli mean "she should get on"?
The suffix -meli (or -malı depending on vowel harmony) expresses obligation or strong advice. Attached to the verb root bin-, it creates binmeli (she should/must get on). There is no personal suffix added here, which means it defaults to the 3rd person (he/she/it).
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