Breakdown of Her ne kadar şimdi depozitom yoksa da bu evi kiralıyorum.
bu
this
ev
house
şimdi
now
yok
there is not / non-existent
kiralamak
to rent
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
her ne kadar
even though
depozito
deposit
Questions & Answers about Her ne kadar şimdi depozitom yoksa da bu evi kiralıyorum.
Why do we use both her ne kadar and da in this sentence? Can I just say şimdi depozitom yoksa da?
Yes, you can drop her ne kadar, and the sentence still means "Even though I don't have a deposit now." The phrase her ne kadar acts as an intensifier. It works together with -sa da to strongly emphasize the contrast, similar to saying "Despite the very fact that..." in English. It also helps signal to the listener right at the beginning of the sentence that a contrast is coming.
How exactly does yoksa da translate to "even though I do not have"?
In Turkish, having or not having something is expressed with var (exists) and yok (does not exist). Yoksa is formed by adding the conditional -sa to yok, meaning "if it doesn't exist." Adding the particle da turns the conditional into a concession: "even if it doesn't exist." Combined with depozitom (my deposit), the literal meaning is "even if my deposit does not exist," which translates smoothly to "even though I don't have a deposit."
Could I use olmasa da (even if I don't have/be) instead of yoksa da here?
No, yoksa da is much more natural here. While olmak can sometimes act like the verb "to be" or "to happen," expressing the current possession of an everyday object or requirement like a deposit uses the existence word yok. You simply attach the conditional copula directly to it.
Just as a quick refresher, why is there an -i at the end of bu evi?
Because you are renting a specific, known object (this house), bu ev must take the definite accusative case. The verb kiralamak (to rent) acts directly upon the house, so bu ev becomes bu evi.
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