Word
Kriz çıkması halinde soğukkanlı birini görevlendirmek zorundasınız.
Meaning
In case a crisis arises, you have to assign a cool-headed person.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Kriz çıkması halinde soğukkanlı birini görevlendirmek zorundasınız.
çıkmak
to go out / to leave / to exit / to break out / to arise (of a storm)
biri
someone / one (of them)
kriz
crisis
zorunda
to have to, to be obliged to
Questions & Answers about Kriz çıkması halinde soğukkanlı birini görevlendirmek zorundasınız.
How is the phrase çıkması halinde constructed to mean 'in case [it] arises'?
This is the formal conditional structure you are currently learning. It takes the verb çıkmak (to arise/break out), turns it into the verbal noun çıkma, adds the 3rd person possessive suffix -sı, and follows it with halinde (in the state/event of). Literally, it translates to 'in the event of its arising'.
Why is it kriz çıkması instead of krizin çıkması?
Leaving kriz without the genitive suffix -in creates an indefinite noun compound. It refers to the general concept of 'a crisis arising' rather than 'the arising of the specific crisis'. If you used krizin çıkması, it would mean you are anticipating a specific, already-discussed crisis.
Could I use durumunda instead of halinde in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely. Kriz çıkması durumunda means exactly the same thing. Both halinde and durumunda are interchangeable formal ways to express 'in the event of' or 'in case of'.
Why does biri (someone) take the accusative suffix to become birini?