Word
Rakiplerini küçümsemeden maça hazırlanmak zorundasın.
Meaning
You have to prepare for the match without underestimating your opponents.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Rakiplerini küçümsemeden maça hazırlanmak zorundasın.
maç
match / game (sports)
hazırlanmak
to get ready
rakip
opponent
zorunda
to have to, to be obliged to
Questions & Answers about Rakiplerini küçümsemeden maça hazırlanmak zorundasın.
Since the current lesson is about using -makla / -mekle, how would I say 'by underestimating' instead of 'without underestimating'?
You would replace the 'without doing' suffix -meden with the lesson's instrumental suffix -mekle. The word would become küçümsemekle (by underestimating). For example, Rakiplerini küçümsemekle hata yaparsın means 'You make a mistake by underestimating your opponents.'
What is the exact suffix breakdown of rakiplerini?
It breaks down as rakip-ler-in-i. Rakip is 'opponent', and -ler makes it plural. Because the sentence is directed at 'you' (zorundasın), the -in is the second-person possessive ('your'). The final -i is the accusative case marker, required because 'your opponents' is the direct object of küçümsemek (to underestimate).
Why is it maça (to the match) instead of maç için (for the match)?
The verb hazırlanmak (to prepare oneself) requires the dative case (-(y)a / -(y)e) to indicate what you are getting ready for. In Turkish, you don't typically use için here; you literally say you are preparing 'to' the match (maça hazırlanmak).
Why does the sentence use hazırlanmak instead of hazırlamak?