Breakdown of Araba olsun, bilgisayar olsun, bu markanın her ürünü kaliteli.
bu
this
araba
car
bilgisayar
computer
her
every
kaliteli
high-quality
ürün
product
marka
brand
olsun ... olsun
whether it be ... or ...
Questions & Answers about Araba olsun, bilgisayar olsun, bu markanın her ürünü kaliteli.
How exactly does the olsun ... olsun structure work in this sentence?
Olsun is the third-person imperative of olmak (to be), literally meaning "let it be." When repeated after different nouns like araba olsun, bilgisayar olsun, it creates an inclusive phrase meaning "whether it be a car or a computer." It emphasizes that the statement in the main clause applies equally to all the examples listed.
Could I use gerek ... gerekse ... instead of olsun ... olsun here?
Yes, you could absolutely say gerek araba gerekse bilgisayar. Both structures are used to say "whether X or Y" or "both X and Y." The main difference is tone: olsun ... olsun is very natural in conversational, everyday Turkish, whereas gerek ... gerekse sounds slightly more formal.
Why does ürün have the -ü suffix to become ürünü?
The word ürün (product) takes the third-person possessive suffix -ü because it belongs to bu markanın (this brand's). Together, they form a definite noun compound: markanın ürünü (the brand's product). Slipping the word her (every) in the middle doesn't break this grammatical connection, so the possessive suffix is still required at the end.
Why is there no "to be" suffix like -dir at the end of kaliteli?
In everyday spoken Turkish, the third-person present "to be" suffix (-dir / -tir) is usually dropped when stating an opinion or general observation. Leaving it as just kaliteli sounds natural and conversational. If you added it to make kalitelidir, the sentence would sound more like a formal, objective declaration you might read in a company's marketing brochure.
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