Breakdown of Karşılığında masrafı eksiksiz ödemek üzere sözleşmeyi imzaladık.
ödemek
to pay
imzalamak
to sign
masraf
expense
sözleşme
contract
üzere
on the condition that
karşılık
return / equivalent (in exchange)
eksiksiz
complete / flawless (nothing missing)
Questions & Answers about Karşılığında masrafı eksiksiz ödemek üzere sözleşmeyi imzaladık.
Doesn't ödemek üzere usually mean 'about to pay'? How does it mean 'on the condition of paying' here?
You are right that -mak / -mek üzere often means 'about to' (like in çıkmak üzereyim - I am about to leave). However, in formal agreements, promises, or when discussing terms, it acts as a conditional proviso meaning 'on the condition that' or 'provided that'. Here, signing the contract is conditional upon paying the expenses.
Break down the word karşılığında. Why does it mean 'in return'?
It comes from the noun karşılık (response, equivalent, or return). We add the 3rd person possessive suffix -ı (making the k mutate to ğ), followed by the buffer -n- and the locative case -da (in/at). Literally, it means 'in its return' or 'in exchange for it'.
I know the suffix -siz means 'without'. How does eksiksiz mean 'in full'?
The root word is eksik, which means 'missing', 'lacking', or 'incomplete'. Adding -siz makes it literally mean 'without anything missing'. When talking about a payment, 'without anything missing' translates smoothly to paying it 'in full'.
Why do both masrafı and sözleşmeyi have the accusative case endings?
They are both specific direct objects, but for different verbs! Masrafı (the expense) gets its accusative marker because it is the direct object of the infinitive verb ödemek (to pay). Sözleşmeyi (the contract) gets the accusative marker because it is the direct object of the main verb imzaladık (we signed).
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