Breakdown of Toplantı aksadığına göre planı uyarlıyoruz.
toplantı
meeting
plan
plan
göre
according to / compared to
aksamak
to be disrupted / to run late
uyarlamak
to adapt / to adjust
Questions & Answers about Toplantı aksadığına göre planı uyarlıyoruz.
How does the -dığına göre structure work in this sentence to mean "since"?
It combines the verb aksamak (to be delayed or disrupted) with the participle suffix -dık, the 3rd person possessive -ı, the buffer -n-, and the dative -a, followed by göre. While göre normally means "according to," this specific grammatical formula (-dIğInA göre) expresses a logical deduction, meaning "given that..." or "since...".
Why is there a 3rd person possessive suffix on aksadığına?
In Turkish, subordinate clauses like this often act like noun phrases. The possessive suffix indicates the "owner" or subject of that action. Here, the -ı refers to toplantı (the meeting). Literally, the structure translates to "according to its being delayed."
The verb for "to adapt" is uyarlamak. Why does it change to uyarlıyoruz here instead of "uyarlayıyoruz"?
This happens because of vowel narrowing, an earlier B1 concept. When a verb ends in the wide vowels -a or -e, adding the present continuous suffix (-ıyor) causes that final vowel to drop or "narrow" to ı, i, u, or ü. Here, uyarla- narrows to uyarlı-, resulting in uyarlıyoruz.
Could we just say plan uyarlıyoruz without the -ı on planı?
No, because we are talking about adapting "the" plan. When you are referring to a specific, previously known direct object, Turkish requires the accusative case (-ı). Without it, plan uyarlıyoruz would mean something general like "we are doing plan-adapting."
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