Word
Almanca sertifikası alırsan Almanya'da çalışırsın.
Meaning
If you get a German certificate, you will work in Germany.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Almanca sertifikası alırsan Almanya'da çalışırsın.
çalışmak
to work / to study
almak
to take, to buy
Almanca
German (language)
sertifika
certificate
Questions & Answers about Almanca sertifikası alırsan Almanya'da çalışırsın.
Why does "sertifika" have the -sı ending in Almanca sertifikası?
This is a noun compound. When two nouns are joined to make a new concept, like a "German certificate", the second noun gets a possessive ending. Since sertifika ends in a vowel, it takes the buffer s followed by ı, making it sertifikası.
Can you break down the suffixes on alırsan?
It combines the verb root al- (to get/take), the aorist tense marker -ır, the conditional suffix -sa (if), and the "you" personal ending -n. Using the aorist with the conditional makes this a general, open possibility ("if you ever get").
Why is the aorist tense used in çalışırsın instead of the future tense for "you will work"?
In Turkish conditional sentences, it is very common to use the aorist tense in both halves to express a natural consequence or a general truth. Using the future tense (çalışacaksın) is also grammatically possible, but it would sound like a more definitive, fixed plan rather than a natural result.