Breakdown of Tut ki çekilişi sen kazandın, bu şoku nasıl atlatırdın?
bu
this
sen
you
nasıl
how
kazanmak
to earn / to win
atlatmak
to dodge / to get over
tut ki
suppose that
çekiliş
draw / raffle (for prizes)
şok
shock
Questions & Answers about Tut ki çekilişi sen kazandın, bu şoku nasıl atlatırdın?
Why is kazandın in the simple past tense instead of the conditional (kazansan)?
Phrases like tut ki, farz et ki, and diyelim ki ask you to imagine a scenario as if it has already occurred. Because they set up the assumption as an accomplished fact for the sake of argument, they usually pair with the simple past tense (kazandın) rather than the conditional (kazansan).
Why is the pronoun sen included before kazandın? Doesn't the verb ending already show who won?
Yes, the -n on kazandın tells us the subject is "you". Including sen here simply adds emphasis. It stresses the unlikely or surprising nature of the hypothetical: "Suppose you (out of all the people who entered) won."
What tense is atlatırdın and how does it translate to "would you get over"?
atlatırdın uses the aorist past tense. It is built from the verb root atlat-, the aorist suffix -ır, the past tense suffix -dı, and the personal ending -n. In hypothetical scenarios like this one, combining the aorist and past tense suffixes is the standard way to express what someone "would" do.
What kind of situations can we use the verb atlatmak for?
atlatmak means to get through, survive, or weather a difficult situation. While here it is used for an emotional blow like a shock (şoku atlatmak), you will also frequently see it used for overcoming an illness (hastalığı atlatmak) or narrowly dodging a physical danger like a car accident.
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