Word
Her ne kadar kombi eski olsa da evin şahane bahçesinde oturmak çok güzel.
Meaning
Even though the combi boiler is old, sitting in the house's fantastic garden is very nice.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Her ne kadar kombi eski olsa da evin şahane bahçesinde oturmak çok güzel.
ev
house
güzel
beautiful / nice / good
çok
very
bahçe
garden
Questions & Answers about Her ne kadar kombi eski olsa da evin şahane bahçesinde oturmak çok güzel.
Why use Her ne kadar at the beginning if olsa da already means "even though"?
Her ne kadar acts as an intensifier and sets the stage for a contrast early in the sentence. While eski olsa da alone perfectly means "even though it is old," adding Her ne kadar makes the contrast stronger and signals to the listener right away that a counter-point is coming.
Why is olmak used in eski olsa da instead of just attaching the conditional directly to the adjective, like eskiyse de?
Both are grammatically correct and mean the same thing. However, using olsa da (the conditional of olmak) after an adjective is very common and often sounds a bit more natural or fluid in spoken Turkish when emphasizing a state of being, such as being old.
What exactly is a kombi?
A kombi (short for combination boiler) is the standard wall-mounted unit found in almost every modern Turkish apartment. It provides both the central heating for radiators and the domestic hot water. Knowing this word is absolutely essential for renting or living in Turkey!
In the phrase evin şahane bahçesinde, how do we know şahane (fantastic) describes the garden and not the house?