Breakdown of Şirket anlaşmayı feshettiği takdirde tazminat öder.
ödemek
to pay
şirket
company
anlaşma
agreement
takdirde
in the event that
feshetmek
to terminate / to annul
tazminat
compensation
Questions & Answers about Şirket anlaşmayı feshettiği takdirde tazminat öder.
How does the grammar of feshettiği takdirde work to mean 'in the event that it terminates'?
This uses the formal conditional structure: Verb + -dIk + possessive + takdirde. The word takdirde literally means 'in the judgment' or 'at the discretion', but grammatically functions as 'in the event/case'. It requires the preceding verb to take the object participle -dIk. Since the subject terminating the agreement is Şirket (third-person singular), we add the third-person possessive -i to the participle.
What is the root of feshettiği and how do we get those consonant changes?
The root verb is feshetmek (to terminate), which is a compound of the Arabic loanword fesih and the helper verb etmek (notice the 'i' drops out). When we add the -dIk participle, the 'd' changes to 't' to match the voiceless 't' of et-, creating feshettik-. Finally, adding the possessive -i softens the 'k' to 'ğ', resulting in feshettiği.
Why does anlaşmayı take the accusative case while tazminat is left bare?
Both words act as direct objects here, but they differ in definiteness. anlaşmayı refers to a specific, previously established contract ('the agreement'), so it requires the accusative case suffix -(y)ı. tazminat refers to compensation in a general, indefinite sense ('some compensation'), so it remains in its bare form.
Why does the sentence use the aorist tense (öder) for 'pays' instead of the future tense?
The aorist tense (using the suffix -r, -ar, or -er) is typically used to state general facts, rules, habits, and standard procedures. Because this sentence represents a standard clause in a legal or business contract outlining what inherently happens under these conditions, the aorist is the most natural choice. It expresses 'it pays as a rule'.
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