Breakdown of Biz bunu çözmedikçe asıl tartışmalı olan mesele büyüyecek.
bu
this
biz
we
olmak
to be
büyümek
to grow
Questions & Answers about Biz bunu çözmedikçe asıl tartışmalı olan mesele büyüyecek.
How does asıl tartışmalı olan mesele relate to the lesson's focus on cleft-like emphasis?
Using asıl tartışmalı olan mesele adds a strong emphasis, similar to saying 'the issue that is the truly controversial one' in English. While you could just say asıl tartışmalı mesele, adding olan separates the adjective and acts like a spotlight, drawing much more attention to the controversy itself.
How does the word çözmedikçe translate to 'unless'?
The verb suffix -dikçe means 'as long as' or 'the more'. Here, it is attached to the negative verb stem çözme- (not solve). Literally, çözmedikçe means 'as long as [someone] does not solve'. In English, this condition naturally translates to 'unless'.
Why must we include the pronoun biz? Don't Turkish verbs usually tell us the subject?
Regular verbs do, but the suffix -dikçe never takes personal markers. The word çözmedikçe has no 'we' ending on it; it just means 'as long as there is no solving.' We have to add biz so the listener knows exactly who needs to solve it.
How is the word tartışmalı formed here?
It comes from the noun tartışma, which means 'discussion' or 'argument'. By adding the adjective-forming suffix -lı (meaning 'with' or 'having'), it becomes tartışmalı, meaning 'debatable' or 'controversial'.