Breakdown of Gerek yerel gerekse ulusal kampanyalarda bu vaadi vermeliyiz.
bu
this
vermek
to give
kampanya
campaign
gerek
whether ... or (in 'gerek ... gerekse')
yerel
local
gerekse
and / or (in gerek... gerekse construction)
ulusal
national
vaat
pledge, promise
Questions & Answers about Gerek yerel gerekse ulusal kampanyalarda bu vaadi vermeliyiz.
How does gerek ... gerekse ... work here, and why does the second one have -se?
It translates to 'whether ... or ...' or 'both ... and ...' and is used to show that a statement applies equally to two different things. Adding the conditional suffix -se to the second gerek is very common; it makes the phrase slightly more emphatic or formal, but the meaning is exactly the same as just saying gerek ... gerek ....
Why is the word kampanyalarda only written once at the end? Does the locative case apply to yerel too?
Yes! Just like in English ('in local or national campaigns'), Turkish groups the adjectives yerel (local) and ulusal (national) together. You only need to add the plural (-lar) and locative (-da) suffixes to the final noun they both describe.
Why is vaadi spelled with a d when the dictionary word is vaat?
This is an example of consonant mutation. The root word is vaat (pledge). Because we are talking about a specific pledge ('this pledge'), it takes the accusative case suffix -i. When this vowel suffix is added, the hard t at the end of the word softens into a d.
Is vaat vermek a normal Turkish phrase for making a promise?
Yes! Just like söz vermek (to give one's word / promise), vaat vermek is the natural way to say 'to make a pledge' or 'to give a promise' in Turkish. Since the sentence says 'we must give', it uses the necessity suffix -meli, becoming vermeliyiz.
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