Breakdown of Hükümet, gerek yerel gerekse ulusal istikrar için çalışmalı.
çalışmak
to work / to study
için
for
hükümet
government
gerek
whether ... or (in 'gerek ... gerekse')
yerel
local
gerekse
and / or (in gerek... gerekse construction)
ulusal
national
istikrar
stability
Questions & Answers about Hükümet, gerek yerel gerekse ulusal istikrar için çalışmalı.
Why does the second gerek have an -se attached to it?
The -se is technically the conditional suffix, but in this correlative structure, it simply adds emphasis and flow. It is completely optional. You can say gerek yerel gerek ulusal and it means the exact same thing.
Could I use hem ... hem de ... instead of gerek ... gerekse ... in this sentence?
Yes, hem yerel hem de ulusal means the same thing (both local and national). However, gerek ... gerek(se) ... is more formal and elevated. Since this sentence is about official topics like the government (hükümet) and stability (istikrar), the formal tone fits perfectly.
Yerel and ulusal seem to share a similar ending. Is that a specific suffix?
Yes! The -al/-el or -sal/-sel suffix is used to turn nouns into adjectives. Here, yer (place or ground) becomes yerel (local), and ulus (nation) becomes ulusal (national).
Why use the -malı ending on çalışmak instead of saying çalışmak zorunda?
The -malı/-meli suffix expresses a strong duty, recommendation, or moral obligation. If we used çalışmak zorunda (has to work), it would imply the government is being forced to do it by an outside rule. Çalışmalı fits better for describing what a government's proper duty is.
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